Strong 1212ds - any advice greatly appreciated!

[M250cnc]

If they quote less on the customs form I think that's good since firstly what are the chances of it breaking, and what are the chances of that damage costing more to fix than what you saved from low customs charges (effectively it makes the VAT only a few %, not 20%)? Both quite low I think...

Customs can and do open creates.

They look inside and say THIS LOOKS LIKE IT'S WORTH £20000 that will be £4000 please if you want your machine.

Phil





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[MrWiz73]

It all looks a bit gloom and doom really doesnt it?? Whilst i am still undecided on the Strong machine, can anyone recommend another machine to consider? Was thinking around £5000 mark, would be used to cut MDF 6, 12 and 18mm. Preferably with a 1200 x 1200mm working area.

[M250cnc]

Try and get a SH unit, you will be able to try before you buy.

I would avoid a home brew unless you took someone experienced to look it over for you. It would be worth paying for the service to avoid paying down the line

Phil

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[Jonathan]

Customs can and do open creates.

They look inside and say THIS LOOKS LIKE IT'S WORTH £20000 that will be £4000 please if you want your machine.

Fair enough - they didn't for my bearings though which were pretty expensive. £5000 is on a different scale entirely though...

[M250cnc]

Jonathan the people you do not want to argue with are Customs & Vat, they ignore the EU courts something UK governments are unwilling to do.

Phil