Many thanks Kip, this is the conclusion i am coming to. No matter how much money you throw at this sort of thing, unless you have say £20,000 just hanging around, burning a hole in your back pocket, an of the peg machine just would not make the grade. Where as you would have a greater sense of achievement if you created something, it worked, and you had overcome all the problems associated with building such a machine. That is what a hobby is all about.

First is to find someone with an extensive supply of steel and aluminium;)

Matthew