I work for a small four man custom cabinet shop and out widebelt is on its last leg.
It’s a 80’s era AEM 36” single head unit.
I know nothing about these machines nor does my boss for the most part.
The considerations for replacement are as follows.
2001 Kundig 43” dual head. In what looks like excellent shape out of a small closing 2-3 man shop. $12000
A new unused private sale 2016 Timesaver dual head 43” 1300 series unit $19000
Or a brand new SCMI Entry level 36” single head unit. $17000
I have my thoughts on what is a good and bad decision. I would be interested to what others think with regard to high end used and well cared for and how you can tell or not. Vrs new and lesser machine in hopes of less potential problems.
All three machines have there appeal. Clearly the Kundig is well a Kundig and dual head 43” and ideal in many ways. It’s a upgrade from what we have in capacity and the dual head should speed up production a bit.
The Timesaver seems like a deal and it’s new, we get added capacity dual head and hopefully no problems as it’s never been used.
The Scmi seems like a safe bet as we get by with a single head 36” now and it’s new. Parts are easy to get yada yada.
Thoughts...