The Wilton is going to be out of my price range for now, as I'm already extending myself $400-500 more than I initially planned. Good thing I'm working a ton of overtime right now.
I am seeing these on the Wilton site, so perhaps they have been placed back into production? I am curious about these though, with the swivel and tilt it seems as if they would be somewhat inaccurate. Do they have marks, stops etc to control the angles well? It also seems like it eats up a lot of height, although probably no worse than a rotary table and tilt table with the screwless vise.
I see the extended column is an option at purchase which is why it doesn't show up under accessories. I can see where the extra 4" would be useful particularly with the ER32 collet chuck which looks like it will eat up a couple of inches. Makes sense to me to get that initially, saves a little money, but more importantly it looks like a fair bit of work to add later.
I've already got a 3/8" chuck for my lathe which is compatible with the mill, and the mill comes with a 1/4" chuck. The keyless is certainly a nice feature, but I can live with using a key for now. I did order a Beall ER32, that seems a much nicer option vs individual collets and end mill holders. I added the 3/16 collet as well, since with the size work I'm planning it seemed a useful size for smaller bits.
I'm still shopping around for end mills, found a couple of sets which seem like they would be ok for getting started.
Are Dremel cutters appropriate for use as really small end mills in soft materials like brass or aluminum? I've got a decent selection of Dremel bits already and some of the specialty bits seem handy if they will hold up to light milling work.