That’s a pretty clever idea. But if we do something like that then we may want to to come up with a test that can be done with our without a force gauge. Something like Ryan’s Quick and dirty flex test thread from last year. But I imagine any quality test would also need to measure chatter as well.
OH!! lightbulb moment! What if we had a set GCODE(s) that would cut MDF progressively aggressive. So we start out with instructions to load a 1/8 flat head bit and put the mdf into the center of the machine work area so we would get the most flex. Then the GCODE performs a set cuts that could test for round, accuracy as well as test the machine limits against a base material. As soon as the machine starts to show signs of stress then you know where to end the test and have an idea on how your machine scores.
If we could come up with a type of scoring or rating for each progressive test then we would have a rough idea how to rate the machine. Maybe call it something like an AUP (Accuracy Under Pressure) score. They would measure the cuts and apply some simple math to get a rough idea how their machine scores.
Its not a perfect idea but it would give us as close to a common baseline for comparing one machine against another.