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The MR-1 is not a HaaS or anything like that but it looks like a good entry level CNC that can still machine harder metals like steel or titanium. It has a limited work envelope but it's relatively inexpensive compared to the big boys. This looks like the cheapest way to get decent precision and capabilities in a CNC mill. I was looking at maybe getting one of these so I thought I'd share.

The MR-1 is not a HaaS or anything like that but it looks like a good entry level CNC that can still machine harder metals like steel or titanium. It has a limited work envelope but it's relatively inexpensive compared to the big boys. This looks like the cheapest way to get decent precision and capabilities in a CNC mill. I was looking at maybe getting one of these so I thought I'd share.

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Yea, that is the trick. It wouldn't be fun to have to keep raising and lowering it, being that it doesn't change the z travel. I suppose if I had a major project that required it, I could do it if I had to. I saw where a couple people have done some custom mods to it and raised it up but mentioned it may impact rigidity. I think they were just doing all aluminum or other soft metals though so it wasn't a big issue for them.

I know that during normal assembly they do have you mill the work plate parallel to the XY axis. There is also this modular work holding system for it (saundersmachineworks.com). It might make sense keep it raised up a bit to compensate for the added height of the work surface if this was used. Hopefully it wouldn't affect rigidity too much.