Hi,
I bought the TM3 kit and built my table. I added a watertable. I still only have the hand torch holder, but the table is all they said it would be and then some. I also had NO cad experience. I have gone from no experience to being fairly adept in only a few short weeks. The learning experience is great and I believe doing this with your kids is a wonderful idea.
I already had a Hypertherm 1250 and am really glad that I did. I have already been asked to cut some half inch steel and it worked great.
Mike Pennington
www.penningtonfab.com