Well I have bit the bullet and have gone all in. Ordered the 4x8 AltMill and after talking with customer support got the 6 rack ATC and spindle.
Looked at a ton of options in this size. Avid was close to 15k with shipping and no ATC. Onefinity only has the full8 bed coming soon and that looks to be just an auto tiler and not suitable for my needs. Zenbot was a good price but I’m not a fan of Mach3 and it isn’t very ridged.
This machine seems to fit the bill. I’m using Fusion 360 and my purposes are slab flattening, furniture, and some limited aluminum work. 11k for a machine this size with a pneumatic ATC is a bargain. But I guess time will tell…