Hi, Good evening everyone I'm Ian, I aa freelance IT consultant working mostly for the NHS.

I am new to CNC and have come to it because I want to be able to make something. I have been researching for a while lots of hours on you tube and an interesting few days at MACH22. My big frustration is that if you are employed and over 18 there is basically no training courses available to learn CNC machining. My local colleges only cater for school leavers and teh unemployed. Any suggestions welcome. I am looking at a machine I could get into my single garage workshop with 240v. Looking at SYIL and TORMACH any other suggestions from members?

My aim is to machine castings that I already have to make hand tools for woodworkers.