I don't have a 727 but I have looked at it specs. The thing that bothers me most about it is that it doesn't have mandrels for the most commonly available milling cutters, it has, I believe, 5/8 and 3/4. Mandrels available for the Atlas horizontal mill, to which comparisons have been made earlier, are 7/8 and 1 inch. I also worry that it won't have the power at the low speeds needed by larger milling cutters in mild steel. These machines all advertise wattage, which does not equate to horsepower, and they advertise peak wattage, which does not equate to horsepower at the speed you need to use it. They typically lose power at low speeds, just where it's needed for a horizontal mill. The Atlas uses belts/gears for speed reduction, so save for the few percent loss through the powertrain you get a full 1/3 or 1/2 hp at the spindle. My take is if you really want a small horizontal mill, get an Atlas (you get power feed to boot).