Hi,
I have been reading the troubles people are having getting a IH mill and while browsing tonight I came across the CNC express mills.
Last time I looked at their site they only had round column mills, they now have 3 models and the larger square column one has the same travels as the IH mill. They are stepper instead of servo like the IH, but are cheaper at $8,500. They also have loads of accessories like rotary tables, QC tooling, etc.
Living in Australia it is not something I am interested in, I just thought I would give you guys the link to look at.
CNC Express Mill from MicroKinetics Corporation

Dave

Edit
Also forgot to say they have CNC kits for $4400.