Denford or Boxford CNC mill - which is best?

[m_c]

If you wanted to upgrade the controller to the USB version, then it's over £1k, but the software license alone isn't that much.

A Novamill more than capable of handling steel. The biggest issue is it's not got that powerful a motor, so you have to make sure you use suitable cut rates. I'm sure I did work out a bigger servo motor could be squeezed in, but I really needed a bigger work area, so I bought a Triac and sold my Novamill.

[GND]

OK, that is certainly useful to know. If it wasn't the USB version, it would probably make most sense to add a UCCNC motion controller or similar I guess - that was my plan at least.

Thanks for the confirmation on cutting steel. My plans do not entail commercial use, so taking more time and leaving it running on its own making smaller cuts is OK with me. As we all know, that situation may change once I get one of course - the next job will always need a bit more than you can accommodate! But for now at least, a Novamill or similar is absolutely the largest machine I can fit in my space - with literally a few mm to spare on each side....

Anyone any input on Boxford equivalents, or are we all just favoring a Denford...?