jaydee116: Those sherline mills don't look too bad, but it doesn't look that rigid... I do think that I can get sherline mills around here though.
I don't think Harbor Frieght's are available around here either, correct me if I'm wrong though.
JFettig: Correct me if i'm wrong, but I don't think Grizzly's are available here. I don't know about Homier though (their small mills are Seigs as well, so they should be comparable to grizzly).
LiquidRulez: Quickly looking at both Sherline and Seig mills I must agree with you that the Seig mills look more solid. And about the CNC convertion, if there was a kit available, I wouldn't get it anyhow... I'm a DIY guy, else I would just buy a waterblock, and a 19" cabinet, and a few 19" cases, etc...
The eye protection part seems obvious to me...
Hmm and yes everything would be better than what I have now (read: no mill), except for a crappy aging drill (belonged to my grandfather) and a drillpress-like attachment for it, still works though...
And I wouldn't be too suprised that the quality of both Seig and Sherline mills depends alot on your luck.
Hmm and what would a "big boy mill" be actualy? I really don't want to spend too much on one, not (too much) more than $1000. And yes I know it's possible to make perfectly fine blocks with a drill press, but metalworking just seems interesting, and I think I'll do many other things than waterblocks on a mill.
Think I replied to most things here... maybe I missed something, dunno... I'll check out some more links and try to find out what I can get around here (shipping from the USA would be uhm... expensive I think)