Hi,

I've been in this position for months - wanting to build but not having a workshop. Some people volunteered to help make the parts then changed their minds. In the end I decided to go for a kit but even then the kit wanted some machining. So I thought long and hard and ordered a complete machine. The time and extra tools that I save will help to pay for the extra cost. I'm far from rich but this is the solution for me. It means I can be producing items for sale a little earlier and hopefully recoup the cost and even start to earn my living...

After looking through quite a few adverts, machine suppliers in the UK etc., I decide on Rhonmac. I've spoken to him on the phone and emails have been exchanged and for me he was the best solution. He seems quite helpful. Try him and see...

If anyone is interested I'll start a thread about my experiences starting in this field with extremely little experience or knowledge about it. Not everyone looking at this site is a machinist with an engineering workshop.

Good luck.

Keith.