I have been printing with Mach and a cheap 4 axis stepper board for over a year now. It is pretty easy to get Mach set up and if that is what you already use then thats one less headache to deal with.
I print 3mm abs and use a heated bed. pla is a bit finicky on the thermal break side of the hot end.
I control the temps with pid controllers
In fact I am at home in my living room printing a prototype for my employer
sippin a cup o coffee while my little shop slave is out there making me money:banana:
It has been VERY reliable I have run several prints in the 14-16hr range, just checking in on it every hour or so.
JTCUSTOMS
"It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are."
Clive James