Man, this is a crazy-hot topic. Some folks call this "the Age of the Maker" and they might be right.

The Home Shop Machinist - Jan/Feb 2007

We might be adding some machining tools at the lab soon.   Right now my leading candidates are:

• Lathe:
• CNC Mill: Smithy CNC's "Smithy CNC 622 Mill" at $2800+ (pp.6-7)
• IMSRV.com has a 3-axix router table that is very similar to the Seventh Sojurn I am constructing. (p.10)
• Then there is Tormach's 3-axis PCNC 1100 at $6800. (p.31) If I just had more space and dough...