Some time ago, I asked about an essentially "turnkey" system from Town Labs (TL-12)that appeared to be a retrofitted Seig X-1. I received a very useful response that confirmed my suspicion about the origin and was decidedly less than complimentary about the mechanics but seemed to suggest that the servos and controls were decent.
It appears that they now have a new machine - TL-18. the X-1 column and head has been replaced by a linear slide arrangement with a 27,000 RPM (claimed) 3/4 HP variable speed motor. Ball screws on all axes etc. The base and XY assembly appears to be the same as or very similar to their earlier one.
http://www.townlabs.com/index.html
Anyone see/used one of these?
thanks
Pretorien