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01-05-2020 #2
Hi,
Ok, well let me say first of all that while you think you won't use it often the reality will be more like it's never off.!! . . . The reason being that these machines are so versatile you'll find uses for it you didn't realize you had and it will open avenues for work you never dreamt about.
I build machines for both hobby and business users and this happens in 99.9% of cases. Often the machines are very rarely used for the original purpose because other work is found for them.
Now, this is the bit your not going to like.! . . . None of those cheaper machines are worth the money even if for hobby use, but when it comes to business usage it would be a massive mistake to buy one.
While some nice work can be done with them it requires very low cutting feeds and shallow depths of cut etc and takes forever. Push them and you'll spend more time fixing and adjusting them than you will be cutting. They simply cannot handle cutting correctly with reasonable speed n feeds for any length of time and they will let you down and waste your money with wrecked work.
When running a business this is the last thing you want, you can also bet your house on it they will fail when you are flat out busy or on a tight deadline.
Trust my experience and don't take this route if your thinking to use for business, in fact, I wouldn't recommend for hobby use and suggest build or have one built, but 100% don't buy for business use. Spend a little more get the right tool and it will pay back 10 fold.
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