Help me choose a mill.

[Doddy]

On a scale of 1-5 how terrible will this be if 5 is entirely awful?

No worse that 4. I reserve 5 for the Merchant Dice toy that I started with. At least with this one axis has supported rails.

I've had no replies from any suppliers in the UK, so I'm still hunting. My aluminium arrives tomorrow though :)

Don't rush to buy something unsuitable.