"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
I would say you could have nearly half the Barudan heads and still output faster than SWF. It's that drastic. Sew out is better too. People often just look at how many stitches per minute the machines are running, they forget that machines like Barudan move faster in between parts of designs, trims and so on. The SWF looks like its taking a break on a trim. It's comical as you see them run together.
Quote from: GraphicDisorder on December 09, 2014, 12:43:33 PMI would say you could have nearly half the Barudan heads and still output faster than SWF. It's that drastic. Sew out is better too. People often just look at how many stitches per minute the machines are running, they forget that machines like Barudan move faster in between parts of designs, trims and so on. The SWF looks like its taking a break on a trim. It's comical as you see them run together. I should send you footage of my brother doing a trim then. You would think I filmed it in slow motion. It literally is 15 seconds from full speed back to full speed when trimming! We have the same reaction to you with our SWF... can't imagine doing that again... that must be fast!
Thanks for the great input everyone. I'm still undecided but leaning toward Barudan, which are coming in cheaper than the Tajima equivalent.Should I expect similar timing & speed between the Tajima Barudan? How about ease of use, my Barudan sales rep claims that their machines are a little easier to operate?Is there anything else I should be looking for in these machines? Having zero experience with either brand, or really any emb equipment, I want to make sure I gather as much info ahead of the purchase as possible.
Great, thanks Brandt! How about the software. Both reps have suggested we start with the basic editing software and the update later on down the line if we want to digitize ourself. I'm pretty sure I'll want to digitize myself early on.. jump right in to the digitizing edition? Brandt, I know you guys either found a good deal on the Wilcom software or got it through your rep. Did you buy that at the same time as the equipment?And does any of the software run on Macs?
Thanks for the help everyone. After weighing the options I decided on a 6 head Baruden and we should be taking delivery sometime this week, I'm pretty pumped. This is about three years in the making. I'll post some photos as it arrives and is uncrated.