I know, I know; every home shop is looking for something like this, but I am getting so desperate that I figured I may as well try my luck here. I've been looking for a smaller- or mid-sized vertical mill for about 4 years now, and every time I find one, someone else has gotten to it right before me. I would love to have a 1hp bridgeport, but my shop is in a 150 year old mill building and the wood floors just can't take the weight. I am really only milling aluminum in one-off prototypes for custom fine art display fixture type hardware, so I really don't need anything super precise or powerful. For context, I have a south bend 9a lathe, and am looking more or less for the vertical mill equivalent. Given that it's been so difficult, my criteria are pretty flexible at this point, and I've tried to buy a Clausing 8520, Rusnok, Hardinge, Vernon Jig Borer, and most recently an Atlas m1-22 horizontal mill which I was going to find a vertical head for. I've been trying to avoid the mill drill types, but I may be reaching the end of the line. I have a $2500 budget and a will to drive more than 350 miles anywhere in the northeast. Does anyone have any leads on something that might fit the bill? I'm on craigslist daily, as well as bidspotter, ebay, and here. Truly, any help would be much appreciated, and thanks to all.