John in NM
I've been using it a little, though not for the kind of fancy rope carving that it was really designed to do, mostly been using it for things I used to do with a milling machine where I used to work in AZ. Long corebox style cuts in a piece clamped in the machine, etc.

One day I do plan to do some rope spindles though, that does sound like fun We're talking about building another house down in Cloudcroft, if we do I should end up with more shop space than I have here and may be able to set up some of my more rarely used machines in dedicated spots of their own.