You said a few things there that stuck out to me... it's not mission critical for you, you don't mind do it yourself projects, and have some CNC experience. You can 100% figure out an imported machine... combine the manufacturer's support with the group here at CNCzone, and you'll do just fine.

There are a few guys here that are in the process of setting them up as first time machines - jasonharris22 has a thread going on his right now.

I'm a huge G Weike fan, too... drop Melody there an email - she's been incredible for me.

That said, US support is a necessity for some people. I've talked to John at Hurricane... great guy with a strong following of users.

(the other) Dave