Originally Posted by
Phillip Mitchell
Many folks probably don’t have the persistence, patience, and desire to find good deals on quality used machinery and be willing and able to drag it back to the shop safely, which of course is totally fine and good, especially if you can afford new. Some of us can’t afford new / prefer buying used and punching up a few weight classes in quality for less $. I have built my entire shop around good condition “used/industrial” for a fraction of the price of hobby - mid level new imported.
Even these days with the market being still pretty hot for used machinery there are deals, you just have to be diligent and put in the effort to find them and be willing and able to strike when the iron is hot.