JCaste, go to
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...threadid=62920 and read through all the posts. Yes, it's a VERY long thread but you'll see a couple of guys go from nothing to a finished CNC router cutting parts.
Also CNC Zone is very good:
http://www.cnczone.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=48
Good luck....just do it!