I went with low machine as from the beginning i knew that definitely will work alone and also my lack of space. But i see how this lift table could help. You will not believe how much time i spend on top of table. Especially that i have found that if i hold by hand the finish pass on cut out letters that saves me hours of work later. basically i leave tabs and when all is ready i do one last pass where i hold each piece. Not with my fingers, i use pencils and the rubber side to push. I mean i am not sorry for the machine being low, it has other benefits also as being able to see easily what's happening even at the further end.

MIne machine was made Do It ALL but i had in mind especially 3d and the Z was specially designed so that the clearance is optimal, plate is only 1cm from spindle body, spindle slides down. But even so i have had difficulties with the clearance. And i absolutely agree if machine is mainly for 3d it has to be 5 axis and say Z 50 cm or more.
To machine a 80mm material i need a 100mm tool sometimes and that eats all the Z travel.


My biggest regret is i did not make the bed separated entirely from the frame. If i make a new one, i will make both sides and gantry separate from table and Z axis of say 50 cm travel. Well, its not a regret as when i was doing it i did not know exactly 100% what i want, maybe 90 percent. Now i know. What i said above and 5 axis