Quote Originally Posted by routerdriver View Post
It has to be said that conventional flat bed machines will outnumber tilted machines by a huge factor.If you are looking to acquire one you will need a healthy amount of electricity to run it because it will need extraction and quite possibly a vacuum pump.All of which will eat up workshop space
If you are talking about the vertical machine requiring vacuum then that's not the case. Yes, it makes it more convenient as you don't need to fasten material but other than that being vertical is no different from a horizontal machine.

You still need to fasten material and waste material when horizontal if you don't want the part or endmill getting damaged and this can be done just the same on a vertical machine either by tabs or screws. And actually, if you program the finish/start point at the top of the part so when the part is cut through gravity helps and the part drops away from the tool which reduces the chances of the tool pulling it back in and snapping the endmill or marking the part.

Like I said, lots of advantages often not realized unless you have used one vertical.