Yea I did luck into it , I guess the shop that usually does them is closed for virus and no one else wants to do the job or can't do it in a timely manner .

I'm trying my best to crunch the numbers without screwing myself
, having had a bit more experience would make this a lot easier .
But I think I can buy a 440 , pay for the tools and still put about $450-500 a week into my pocket , and still have a bit of a margin in case I have a few screw ups

Using some flat bar doesn't sound like a bad idea , I have a small shop 21'x 21' I don't really have extra room for another machine on its own stand .
And I use the table saw work bench a whole lot and don't really want to give it up .
Maybe someday I'll hit the lottery and be able to build a bigger building .