Thanks to you both... appreciated the pun Irving2008, intentional or otherwise

Certainly lots of useful info on here, been digging around about speeds n feeds, like every newbie I guess.

I'm currently going the traditional route... remaking my motor mounts now I've got the cnc running properly.

Then to start playing with some offcuts and learn how much and how fast I can remove material. Oh, got to build a cabinet too - running a hobby mill in your living room makes one hell of a mess :heehee: (I've got a workshop, but it's a 40 minute drive from home, and the mill is a fun thing to play with in the evenings.)