I have the latter (Myford Super 7 with vertical slide, and for that matter the dividing head). It's not got the travel of a real milling machine, but I couldn't fit both the lathe and a milling machine into my workshop (I couldn't afford them either!) and a lathe is the more general purpose tool IMHO. Certainly I don't regret the decision. However to get back to cutting tracks on stripboard (the generic name IMHO), the problem with using a machine tool is holding the board when you've got compoonents mounted on it. I rarely (if ever) plan the complete layout in advance, amke all the cuts, and solder the parts on. If I've got the design to that level, I'd make a real PCB. Stripboard is normally used for experimental setups here, so I'll build a bit, test it, build a bit more, test that, and so on. Which means a hand-held cutter is essential. -tony