Nippy or Kamege Skiving machine?
Hi all I have been planning to buy a Leather Skiving Machine or Bell Skiver and finally I reached the spot where I can't Afford FAV and Fortuna but my budget is around 2500$ max. I have done more than serious research and came to know that these 3 following are the market leaders in precision(Important in my requirement) FAV, Fortuna and Nippy. I am leaning towards the Nippy S1 model initially but I am not sure if Kamege SM50C is worth considering it?
I feel the more electronic dependent attracts more maintenance in ware and tear. Nippy comes with head only and needs to attach servo motor whereas Kamege comes with 2 motors one for Knife spinning and other for Feed wheel spinning. There is one more model of Kamege SM50A(3500+$) that it claims to be coming with a Germany made feeding motor. I don't think I needed to pay 1000$ more for a German feeding motor.
Any one used Kamege SM50C? Any suggestions please that you think helps me. Or do you want to suggest any other brand? Any person with hands-on experience with Nipple S1? Please enlighten me thank you.