Quote Originally Posted by wizard69 View Post
Will this be stepper or servo driven? I ask because I'm wondering what the top speed will be and if it will be suitable for use as a lathe. Think wood working and other relatively higher speeds.
I have one that's stepper driven. Top speed is super slow, just a few RPM. A few years ago I tried to use it as a lathe. You can badly approximate a lathe if you have it installed on a mill. Crank the speed of your end mill and slowly rotate the workpiece. It works... kinda. It takes a long time and the result is lumpy. The problem is that end mills are not actually flat on the bottom. It doesn't replace a lathe.