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Scobey Peterman:
I bought a used Brown Elctra 6x8.  It has been good for what we do, mainly 1,2 & 3 color, spot colors.

I like this because there was no extra compresser to buy.  The auto runs on 110.  The flashes runs on 220.

I looked in your profile to see where you are.  No information.

If you can, go to a show and see the different types of machines.  Ask as many questions as you can.

Good luck

squeegee:
We've bought several presses in the past.  We had more problems with the used presses than the new ones.  My thought is that when you buy used you run the risk of inherenting other people's problems, bad habits etc.  I'd have a tech you trust check a used press before you buy.

Learning curve from manual was substantial, and even from one auto brand to another.  I'd recommend bringing your first auto in during slower months if you have them to give you time to get used to it.

Set ups and kinks were worked out by the manu.

Get as many heads as you can afford/fit.

Very happy with the current machines I have (MHM E-type).

alan802:
One of my favorite topics!  If it's your first auto, I'd agree with most everyone in saying buy new, or at the very least very lightly used.  I think servo indexer and ac printheads are worth every penny as features and I won't buy a press without those two options, along with central off contact (or something equivalent).  Those 3 features are a must for me.  I took the auto buying process way more serious than most and spent years researching all the various automatics on the market.  I took pages and pages of notes and then made a chart with all of the finalists and compared and contrasted all of the features of those presses and made sure I covered everything that I could.  I talked to shops who ran the presses in question and tried to leave no stone unturned.  There hasn't been a day go by that I haven't been happy with our purchase, it's been an unbelievable press and it was such a fun process to go through, I can't wait to do it again.

I'd try to find those features that you think will serve you the best with your shop and way of doing things.  If a press is filled with features you don't find important, then move on.  If a certain press doesn't have those things that you think you'd like in a press, mark it off the list.  Trust me, there are way more good options for automatics available today than there ever have been and it's not even close.  There is an auto to fill just about any niche.  I love automatic talk.

whitewater:
so alan...which one do you have?

alan802:

--- Quote from: whitewater on May 16, 2011, 09:29:36 PM ---so alan...which one do you have?



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