In the end the Elu machine went for £2940, only £60 of what you guessed at. Far out of my reach.
So now i am looking for plans for a machine that i can build. If you look for CNC on ebay there are some small machines all build from Aluminium box section, but they are only good for a dremel or similar, and i would imagine get quite hot after a short time, the sort of machine i wanted to build would be one which uses a router to power it, as my dad already has an Elu router im halfway there. Any thoughts.

Matthew;)