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We have outsourced our embroidery for years now and have decided to bring it in house. I am hoping that the good people of the board could weigh in with their experiences and suggestions. As of now, these are the facts:- We're going to buy new- 6 Heads- Baruden or TajimaBrandt has been nice enough to share his knowledge with me and has suggested Baruden. The cost is pretty much the same but Tajima seems to offer more support in the same way that M&R supports their equipment.I would love to hear from folks who have this equipment currently in production as to pros & cons of each brand. What sets one apart from the other. What features are important that I am completely unaware of given that I have no physical experience with embroidery (loading thread, user interface, changing frames, etc...)Tajima claims to have a higher resale value after 5 years, and that's a point they made a few times. Are you guys upgrading your equipment consistently after 5 years? I really appreciate the help, and hopefully this thread can help others in the future.Greg
6 heads is a lot to start with...personally I would go 2/4 rather than a 6 head...but that is just me.I find we do a ton of 3 pc fill-in or names or whatever and a straight 6 would be wasted on us.
Quote from: mk162 on December 08, 2014, 02:28:40 PM6 heads is a lot to start with...personally I would go 2/4 rather than a 6 head...but that is just me.I find we do a ton of 3 pc fill-in or names or whatever and a straight 6 would be wasted on us.6 Heads is a lot, but when hes doing 200pc hat runs or some;ting hes going to blow through them so that's a big bonus and honestly the cost from 4 to 6 heads isn't a massive jump, so id recommend it value wise.
We already outsource jobs on a regular basis that would benefit from 6 heads. If we were just starting out and beginning to offer embroidery I would consider a 2 head, but i would rather have some capacity right out of the gate. That's my thought on the resale too, Brandt. I'm considering the Baruden bc that's what you use. Would you expect similar quality & speed out of both machines?
The difference between a 4 and 6 head is about 5k.