Re: Mill Opinions & CNC simulators

poor sarcasm on my part - what I mean to say is that all
the 'experts' keep saying do not buy a $5000 mill. I have found
several but whenever I ask for opinions on them all I get is "don't
buy them get a used xyz instead". I can honestly say I have had 20+
of those replies (in 2 months of asking) and not one person has
said "I bought a $5000 xyz and it works fine" - which is starting to
make me believe the experts.
A $1500 1/5 horsepower sherline is not going to do what I need. And I
find it hard to believe that a $999 1.5 HP enco is not a better mill -
sure it is not a $10,000 bridgeport but it has got to be better than
a tiny sherline that costs more. But I keep hearing, "dont buy one of
those."