Originally Posted by
IMT
Master Arvist,
If this is for a true production environment then buy the most machine you can afford. In the long run the cost of the machine is small compared to labor. If you price 5-7 year old used machines with 7-10000 hours you’ll find they run about 50% of new. So if you buy a $50k machine, run it for 5yrs and 10k hours, sell it for $25k, you spent $25k ( plus tooling and maintenance). The 10k hours of run time cost a lot more in labor, $250k if you pay yourself $25/hr.