I had posted a few questions on here about what to get and thought I should pass along what I ended up with. I now have a 5x10 CNCRP pro w/S30 ATC spindle proudly sitting in my small shop and so far it is the coolest thing I ever worked with. If anyone is on the fence or has any doubts, I have one suggestion.......buy it. Here is what I went with.
CNCRP pro 5x10 (no splice), nema 34 pnp electronics, leg kit, Vcarve Pro, Donek drag knife, and the usual bits and accessories. Dan definitely did his job helping me with getting everything I needed ordered.
CNC Depot S30 ATC spindle with a CNCRP electonics package ordered from CNC Depot. Alex did an excellent job with setting it up for me, its very clean and hooking it up was very simple.
I will try to add more to this as I get it more run time in, its only been setup for a week. I still have a lot to learn but it certainly is cool when you go from only printing a picture of something, to the ability to cut it. When I decided I wanted a router I started saving a lot of scrap wood so I would have plenty to play with. I will try to update this as I progress and get a few pics of things. If there is anything you would like to ask about just post away, I will answer what I can.......and probably be asking a few things along the way as well.