Ok... I've done a bit more hunting around, and the Mill I look like the look of so far is: the BF20 at http://www.standaco.com.au/page.asp?...3&productid=22. It's the top left pic of the squishy-looking picture box in the ad.

It's a bit more than I wanted to pay, and probably a fair bit of overkill. But from what I've been finding down here in Oz, there's a big jump from the $700 mark (mostly crap), then into the mid $1000, with very little in between.

I don't mind their Turner 280 Lathe either at http://www.standaco.com.au/page.asp?...3&productid=23, top right of that set of pics. Again, probably overkill, but it will cover other 'larger' jobs too.

I had a look at some Sherline gear, but that stuff must be made of gold or something - about 6-grand for their Mill & Lathe... *eeeesh*

BJ