The knee is heavy, and needs a counterbalance. I'd vote for the quill drive, especially when you might be executing drill cycles. I'd "feel sorry" for the knee and knee motor doing peckdrilling of a few hundred holes. Even a quill drive Z axis servo will heat up doing that!
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