Sharpshooter,
Here is a link that might be interesting to you. This guy is using a 1994 Shoptask- much smaller than current models, but doing some amazing stuff.
http://journals.aol.com/johnstranaha...-ShopMachining
Thanks, Actually I have been to his site quite a few times. He is a real innovative person. Just goes to show that what you can accomplish depends more on your skill and imagination than the equipment you have to work with.