I will also follow this with interest..
I have long considered a CNC drill /mill would probably be of more use to me than a 3D printer?
PhilP
My reasoning is similar Phil - it was always one of those things I wanted and had reasons to use, but I couldn't justify the space and cost for an ex-industrial one, especially since my needs were quite small
All the cheap chinese desktop ones seem to struggle with milling soft metal and often require a fair bit of upgrading in the first place.
Another thing that had put me off 10 years or so ago was the whole CNC control environment, which seemed pretty proprietary. The rise of the 3D printer has driven progress there I think and it's more integrated into a process I'm more familiar with.
The parts should start arriving in the next couple of weeks, by which time I should have printed off all of the 3D parts. Once I have a pile of bits, I'll post something.
I'll no doubt need help from folks here when it comes to the wiring and programming. The latter seems a bit involved and I think some people have struggled with it.
It all looks very well designed and supported though, so I'm feeling positive about it.