Quote Originally Posted by Kitwn View Post
You mentioned that you still have your spindle tripping your limit switches randomly, I was referring to that. Apologies for not being clear.

Kit
No worries, Kit, I was just giving the OP an example that you can do the research and all the "right things", and still hit problems if your electronics are too cheap. They are the only cheap electronics on my machine and I will be upgrading them soon, so all good.

Quote Originally Posted by Russjp View Post
The reason I asked was I've been thinking of building one for a while but fear it could be one of those projects that never get finished! Plus I've been offered a Chinese made 8x4, almost new, for less than the cost of building.
I do general joinery, doors/windows etc but I'm looking to focus more on cabinets and thought a cnc might be beneficial.
Anyone got any experience with chinese machines? I don't need a workhorse as there'll be days/weeks where its not used but at the same time will want it to run properly when needed.
Sorry, cant help you with experience on Chinese machines. If you do decide to build your own, however, I built an Avid replica and can give you a lot of useful info on this to fast-track you.