Good call ... especially because that's the one I am about to purchase. := -) =20 Got their paper catalog as well, and it gives me a nice warm and fuzzy=20 feeling that they're a quality company who'll be around for some time. I've been evaluating the Sherline, Taig, MicroMark, Homier, HF, Grizzly, = etc,=20 etc, etc over the past several weeks, and it seems like the extra cost fo= r a=20 Sherline is worth the out-of-the-box quality, even to someone for whom co= st=20 is a factor. I figured that I'd add the motors and CNC controller later, and I'm sure = I can=20 do much better on cost with that. Cheers, -Neil. On Wednesday 24 March 2004 03:33 am, Alan B. Pearce scribbled: > Appreciate your question was specifically about the electronics/interfa= ce > protocol side of things, but on the mill side I believe Sherline make a > small unit with the motors et al, ready to add a controller. > http://www.sherline.com/ No experience with them myself, but they come > highly recommended by someone who I respect in his mechanical abilities= =2E -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body