Quote Originally Posted by magicniner View Post
Double your budget and have a look at the Zapp Automation thread for their new CNC machines.
Think your more like Quadruple the budget and thats for that little thing.(Which not commenting on.!) So would need small mortage for 8 x 4.

The simple truth is that £2500 is not enough for good 8 x 4. Whether that be DIY built or Bought. Well It is just about do-able if done DIY provided well kitted and clued up. But for first build it's large machine and while many think can't be any harder to build large has it is building small they'd be very wrong.
Completely different ball game and very easy to get wrong.

My advise is Save up or lower your cutting size.