Hey PWD,

I bought a machine from Strike in December last year and had some problems but also a relatively happy ending.

My advice, and this goes for any place you buy a machine not just strike, get it writing when your machine will be ready for delivery that way its clear what the schedule is for all parties involved. Never pay in full, leave a deposit when ordering and pay the remaining balance when the machine is ready to ship out to you. If they're decent they'll be fine with this, if they refuse then consider that they just did you a favour and walk away. Get a specification list and quiz them hard on the real world tolerances/accuracy of the machine, get that info in writing and compare to what the machine actually achieves. If its a way off the specs then go back and tell them its not good enough. Lastly, if you don't know enough about what your buying then speak to someone who does and do this before you buy. It'll help you avoid wasting money on something that isn't fit for purpose.

I didn't follow these guidelines when I bought but if I had then I doubt I'd have had any problems.