Hi Sven. Thanks for you post. It makes sense to do the machining in house. However when setting up business if you have not got the capital to invest then it is a big risk before you know the business is going to work. Also have to remember there is more than the cost of the machine, there is the maintenance, new bits, ordering materials, paying someone to operate the machine and the cost of a big workshop to give it a home. I'm sure I will invest once I get the business up and running and the numbers add up, once I know the product sells I'll take the leap. Do you know anything about the technicalities of CNC routing? How to get the prices down or how to deign MDF components so they are quicker to cut? Or maybe I am clutching at straws???