I have the Clisby mill and I'm very happy with it's performance. It works great in the mediums I use most, styrene and plexiglass. I have also tried it on brass, aluminum, copper, and mild steel. I see that Harbor Freight has a really good deal on the Chinese clone mills right now. They look very capable and by all accounts are. Micro Mark sells these for much more than this sale price. Use the search function and enter this product number---> 47158-1RCA http://www.harborfreight.com