Hello everyone, I've been lurking here for a long time and finally took the plunge. With Ahren's help at CNC Router Parts, I purchased a 2' x 4' kit (the 4x4 is just too big for the space I have currently available). There have been a few snags along the way, but Ahren has been extremely helpful in getting everything worked out. I would highly recommend purchasing from him if you are on the fence. Before making my purchase, I was most concerned about buying from a business that would be responsive and help me along the way....because I knew I'd need help. I know that I made the right choice now.

I will be including a build log to hopefully help people in the future....and hopefully have the community help me, because truth be told, assembling this sort of machine doesn't come natural to me. I will include as many pictures as I can along the way.

Here's an image of all of the various components:


And here's picture of the rough layout of the machine: