Looks like ill be researching a self build then, the price increase from the OX to more professional machines is quite steep so a self build seems to the way to.
Ill be cutting all the material mentioned in my first post, size wise i probably wouldnt need to go any bigger than a work area of 1200 by 1000mm for the time being.

Software wise i think ill have to wait until i sort out a machine then have a try on the free trials

Thanks for your help