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Originally Posted by jaredhk
For one, used machines are often in excellent condition and you can usually get a very big discount on those. Machines are a combination of school money, team money, and donations. Machinery exchanges and used sellers sponsor us and have provided discounts beyond their already discounted used items. |
Just for accuracy, only 1836's Haas CNC router was purchased used. The team's large ticket items -- Haas router and Lagun knee mill -- were purchased using school money and donations, with relatively steep education discounts/sponsorship donations.