Thank you so much guys! I'm not opposed to using Maxons...I actually built my first rotary with a Maxon but while running it with a normal load I snapped the shaft. I inspected it and the metal they used for the shaft was not stainless steel...it was grainy and coarse and just coated with a shiny surface. Even the big guys will cut corners to save a buck. I tried to snap a shaft with a Mubachi motor and it would not break with needle nose pliers...just bent a little. For how I wanted these to perform I've tried several different motors from Maxon to Canon to Mubachi and so far the Mubachi ran the way I wanted it to run. I have several more motors on the way for me to try out. Got a few different Graupners,a Faulhaber,another Maxon and an Escap coming in the mail. I'm a tinkerer at heart and I'll always try something different to see if I can improve what I'm working on but for now I gotta say I'm really digging the motor I found. Nice and quiet, very little vibration and tough as nails. Sure it would be nice to drive a Mercedes but a Honda will get you where you need to be at a fraction of the price and perform just as well. For the work I've got going into these with the carving, etc sitting a Maxon in it would jack the price way up and I don't know about you but the economy isn't like it used to be.