There are also the Chinese machines, I would not decry these as I have read a lot on blogs
A lot on eBay come with materials thrown in and once you weigh up the cost of vinyl for resist you may well feel this is the better option than new. These machines are the top brands and as such command a rather high price, but there are also a lot of used machines on eBay that will last you for a lot more years to come. There are lots of good machines out there with names like Roland, Summa, GCC, Mimaki, Mutoh and Graphtec. I have measured mine and I get approx 550mm from the 600mm roll, I would imagine all machines have different parameters and a 300mm Cameo may only have a usable area of approx 260mm or so, so be aware when you purchase.
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