I've been through my share of various pen presses. I read all the reviews on the milescraft and decided to give it a try. Love it! I have it mounted vertically on the side of my cabinet; works great!
Congrats on the Milescraft. That was the obvious choice for me since it has my name on it. You won't regret not going further on DIY stuff. If I inly had every dollar back that I spent on the thought of "I'm sure I can make something that will work better and cost less than that"!! I've told my wife to just throw whatever it is in the shopping cart and make me stop thinking about it.