Thanks, it's a 2.2kw water cooled spindle and I'll cut mostly wood and aluminum. It will be capable of cutting steel if careful but I don't see the need for that yet. I am also planning on getting a mill head to swap in and out if needed (think alum/steel) but that's not a priority. This will use steppers. I've used steppers on other machines and I know someone who uses them in his commercial venture just fine as have tens of thousands of other folks. The added cost of servos or closed loop stepper systems just doesn't do it for me.
