Hi Nathan welcome to the forum there are lots of members with loads of information on here. I am close in Sutton in Ashfield if you need any local help just drop a message.

David

Edited By David George 1 on 02/08/2019 21:14:21

Welcome!

All sorts of experience available on here.

You will probably be interested to hear user's experiences of their machines. We will all be prejudiced in some way or another, so do read between the lines, and try to average out the scores.

The you will be faced with decision making

You will meet the "Only old British is quality" to the "Only new far eastern for me", the "absolutely basic" brigade, and the "As many bells and whistles as possible" types.

You know the use to which the machine will be put, so that will provide some guidance. But, bear in mind that eventually your horizons may widen, so if in doubt buy a little larger than you first think, within your budget.

You will be amazed at what can be produced on apparently basic machines, with some ingenuity.

And do allow for extra tooling!

HTH

Howard. .