If you were running a small machine shop business and wanted to upgade from a CNC turret mill to a VMC to gain higher speeds, greater accuracy and auto tool change etc, would you choose a new or second hand machine.
In this scenario money itself is not the issue. You do have the money to buy a new machine. The question is, is it a cost effective decision?
You could probably buy two - three second hand VMCs for the same price as a single new one costing £30,000. Or just buy one and save the rest of the money for repairs.
The new one on the other hand has no wear, and a warrenty against failure and probably slightly faster with better controls.
I'd be very interested to hear your opinions on which option you would take and why.
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