Jonathan, do you even know what Michael makes with his machine?

I'm pretty sure he doesn't need 2.2kw to machine what he does, and I'd even say the kress has far more power than what's needed. I'll agree a water cooled spindle will be better for noise reduction, but I wouldn't say it's a priority.


As for the smoothstepper, if you do get one, the ethernet SS is very near production, and is reported to be far more stable than the USB version.