Quote Originally Posted by Jim Becker View Post
And then there are air cooled spindles....

You will not see much in the way of CNC at the "traveling" woodworking shows. There was a single company at the one in Secaucus earlier this year. Small machine; reasonably nice, but certainly not mainstream. I did consider Axiom early on. The physical machine is an import, but the company is based in Ohio. The PowerMatic is the "same" machine.
I just decided I wanted a US-produced machine this time around since I already have a shop full of Italian, German and Austrailian machinery.

I think that the more you learn about CNC machines and what they can do, the more compelling it will become to you to get involved. YouTube is chock full of great videos from makers as well as firms like Vectric who makes the VCarve Pro software that many folks use with their Camasters, ShopSabres, Axioms, etc. Learn all you can before you make your investment.
Thanks everyone... really like the looks of the Laguna IQ :-)