Hi komatias and thank you for the reply :)

I hear you about the EU and i'm totally open to that, the support was my main concern and the only dealings i have had with Chinese suppliers has been a case of 'don't fix it just buy another one...or ten' i wish my budget stretched to that solution but like most it doesn't

Yep the spindle, rigidity and other factors seems to be high up there for handling aluminium, the smaller spindles and kress router spindles can handle it if they make multiple passes and take .5mm cuts i've been told but it's nice to have a bit of headroom i reckon.

I'm hoping to get a shed up very soon so i can get all my woodworking gear in there, looking at this CNC business i'm going to need a 10 plug extension lead lol

Thanks again.