Hobby CNC Routers are an enjoyable experience that can teach you a lot along the way. You have two basic routes you can take and both of them have benefits and draw backs. Build it is your first option and this will be the more hands on approach. If you decide to build your CNC router then you will have hundreds of hours of work ahead of you before you will be able to see it run. On the up side you will have a very useful tool that you can be extremely proud of and that you will know inside and out. Your second option will be to buy your Hobby CNC Router. If you take this route you will be able to start turning out work peices much faster and you will be able to start on your path to learning about CNC programming much quicker. The down side to this will be that you will have almost no knowledge about your machine so if it breaks down you will most likely need to pay someone to fix it.
So which way should you go? You will have to pick your path, one way is cheaper but much slower with more labor involved, the other way is quick and efficient but much more expensive. The deciding factor should be based on your purpose in the hobby. If you are trying to learn how CNC machines work and what it takes to keep them running then I would say its best for you to build your machine. On the other hand if it is your purpose to learn CNC programming and operation or if you just want to start making parts, then you should opt to purchase a pre built machine or at least a kit that you must assemble.
In short either way is good its just up to you and what you plan to accomplish on whether you build or buy you Hobby CNC Router.
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