Thanks,
I did look at returning the machine to China at our expense (we paid by tt so no support from the bank!) the supplier requires a $750.00 deposit against the problem being of our making "Joke" plus prepayed shipping back to us here in Wales.
The original invoice was a couple of grand or so. which I considered a bargain at the time. How wrong you can be!
The quality of the actual rig is not to bad and feels solid!
It feels to me your suggestion is sensible, are you aware of anyone in the UK offering such a service?
Cheers.