I got myself a Sherline mill and lathe, which have proved to be an excellent way of getting upto speed on CNC machining.
For making very small parts they are great, but I can see that in the future I will want a grown up version but for now I am happy working within the size limitations that it imposses.
Indexable tooling has enabled me to work on Stainless with reasonable sucess.
I would not describe them as model engineering scale morelike clock making scale.
I have found the ability to make my own tools has been the biggest
impact - if I dont have the right tool for the job I can make it
