Quote Originally Posted by Smiffy View Post

Having read a number of the threads on here, it seems that if you mention workbee or ooznest on here, the idea just gets shredded. But other than having a commercial one built, and that blows the budget for the size I need, nobody ever suggests an alternative DIY kit that can be built by the user, without it becoming a major R&D exercise. If the workbees are so lacking, why hasn't anyone just fixed the problems, beefed it up and offered a better solution that gets to the bigger sizes at budget prices?. There appears to be a gap in the market, unless I'm missing something.
Shapeoko ?
https://coolcomponents.co.uk/product...cnc-router-kit

Can't speak for the quality of the machine but their community is really helpful and knowledgeable, as is their wiki page