Hey Boomer -

Important ...

You WILL want a power feed & a DRO... BOTH will cut down on the travel / work area you need so make sure you check the spec’s on how much they do, and buy a longer X, Y, and even Z travel than you think you need (they don’t stretch).

X becomes important if you are doing precision stock work and want to true a LONG surface.

Z travel for when you are using a long jig like an action jig to pin a recoil lug which requires you to drill the sucker.

Y becomes important if you get a bench mill and pan the head to cut an angle (vs. buying a knee mill) so you can only do an angle precisely along the Y travel


Best of luck
Spot