Look folks - I don't want to nor do I intend to insult people. You don't have to spank me any further. I know I have a turkey on my hands!

I am a full time Artisan Ukulele Maker who happens to use a CNC machine bought in complete ignorance. Over the past 3 years it has achieved for me a great deal and added value to my work. I have abused it, mis-used and now push it to its limits machining hardwood with deep cuts using large diameter cutters!

Because of workload I just do not have time to go at this machine in a major way and furthermore, It is central to my current work and I have to have a working machine. So grateful as I am for the advice, my original post was for someone to come and do the repair/restoration for me. I neither have the technical capability or confidence to do it myself.

After speaking to Dean who kindly called me (mahalo Dean) I am now developing a project which will pay for a new machine soooo Dean, check your bt account - proposal in there.