Ken and Phil,

Thanks for the thoughtful and very helpful replies. It sounds like the Tormach would be a good fit for me. I'm a computer guy and being able to design the part on the PC and then cut it is very appealing to me. But I do know there will be times where I don't want to mess with a CAD program. Running the mill from the keyboard or pendant would definitely be a good option in that case.

I read some people complaining they didn't like the tormach pendant all that well. Truth be told, I don't even know what it looks like. But my question is, is there another brand pendant a guy should look at or is the tormach pendant the way to go?