Thinking about getting a CNC router

Welcome to the forum Lou . There's getting to be a lot of members here knowledgeable regarding cnc's , and now that you've introduced yourself , it wouldn't hurt to post this question in the CNC thread area

Btw Lou , you may want to be more specific, like what size of cutting area your after , budget etc.
Do you want a turn key system, or are you interested in assembling a kit .

In my case , I suspect I'm going to buy a 4'x4' Pro model from cncrouterparts.com
One bonus about CNCrouterparts parts , you can expand it to a larger size at a later date if you choose . They changed from V bearings to 20mm linear rail last year with no cost increase , so that's a real bonus .
http://www.cncrouterparts.com/pro-cnc-machine-kits-c-47_54.html?osCsid=bfstdckc4hrqb1kc9en08bndd5


Popular here is http://www.probotix.com if you want a turn key solution.


This is a pretty good bang for the buck from what I've researched , and there's a member here with a 4'x2' Saturn , and is very happy with its performance. It's a beast !
The pictures have not been updated , as the gantry is now steel instead of t-slot extruded aluminum .
https://www.finelineautomation.com/t/saturn-series-cnc-machines

Not happy with the QC , but maybe it's improving ?

Hobby or professional?

Build or buy?

New or used?

There's a lot of deciding factors. I spent a few years researching a bunch of different machines before I decided on mine. There are a lot of great machines for reasonable money now, but you will have to narrow the field first. Then the owners can give tell you the things they love or not about those machines.

It's a long process, but a fun one.

***PS.. you will probably want a bigger machine the more you use it***