Darren, Thanks for the detailed response! I will look into the 4040 and 6060 then, I think 4040 would be large enough for most of my needs, and I can always divide parts up. But does the moving table vs moving spindle result in less useable space?

So, things I will probably need are: good 1.5kw spindle, ball screw on all axis, potential 4th axis would be nice, at least for wood, and USB input is pretty high on my list. Is the control board from Stepmores good?

I think I'l contact them within a week or so to see what kind of price I can get, TBH i'm nervous about being slapped with huge import duties and other charges, but this is the trade off with paying less by ordering from China!

Chris