Hello and are my plans realistic?

[JAZZCNC]

I'll buy and assemble everything myself but anything that needs "making" (cutting out parts from MDF from a plan, machining custom motor mounts and so on) I will get local tradespeople to do in the interests of expediency and quality.

This reads like you Intend using MDF as the machine frame.? . . . If so then I urge you to re-think, yes I know folks use it often but honestly it's false economy and will give far inferior performance.

And finally my budget excluding computer and software but including all other electronics is …
£1000

Yes it's do-able at this size, thou will still need carefull buying of components etc and clear accurate idea/plan of the machine required.
It's very easy to buy unsuitable components and under estimate machine frame construction needs or materials and with a budget of £1000 you haven't got much wiggle room.!!

To save me lots of writing read post #8 about half way thru. http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/showth...where-to-start

Cheers.