NEW MEMBER - Keen and want a machine and links to some good reads

[knowland]

So I've been trawling,

I'd love to get my hands on the T-690 CNC Routing Centre by excell cnc - but at 13k ex vat, it's way out of my price range. So I guess my question for the more experienced / informed is what's the equivalent cost for a self build to a similar spec - or is that a pretty good deal?

http://www.exelcnc.com/index.php/cnc...routing-centre

The reason why I'm looking into CNC routers is because I want to design and manufacture doll houses and doll house furniture and turn that into a business. I don't have a lot of space in my flat - hence why I'm leaning towards off the shelf / someone else builds its, then I can rent a studio and start straight away ish. I'd love to build one, but realistically being a novice and also working full time I think it would probably take a good few months to set it up / build - then I have the learning curve of converting CAD to G-code and everything else related to CNC machining. Studio space in London is not cheap.

Currently i've got 2 weeks off work and after attempting to surf these monstrous waves in devon this saturday (thanks ophelia) I'm going to keep reading and browsing. So open to discussion, being pushed around or called ignorant. Point is I don't know how long a piece of a string I need, but I'm sure one of you does, so will be grateful for your knowledge and insight.

Obviously my other route is outsourcing the machining to someone else.... I know a few companies in London, but ideally I'd like to have my own machine for knowledge and prototyping capabilities.

Regards,
Joe