Hi From Hereford

[fwm891]

Thanks Snapper, it does look solid - However I discounted this quite early on purely on price. But they do quite a range of DIY build parts.

[Snapper]

I can't remember how much it is, but I remember thinking it's not too bad for what I think would probably be a carefully made British machine. And all the help and support you'll get from someone who knows their stuff a phone call away.

Price up a DIY build and it soon starts getting costly. Linear rails, ballscrews, exstrusions if you use them. Then having machining done for end plates, Z axis plates, keyways for the rails etc. and to get everything nice and square. Unless you have access to machinery to do these bits yourself, building a solid DIY machine on a budget isn't going to be easy. Not that it's ever easy anyway!