Any advise would be appreciated on a new cylinder machine

[mad cobbler]

What cylinder machine do you use please

After having problems with mine

[Mick Friend]

In My opinion you have to buy the best you can afford - and it depends on your market

I have used Silca, orion, Jakey, and many others never had a problem apart from wear and idiot staff thinking they can grind a key down by applying huge pressure

what problems did you have and on what machine?

[k4mrc]

I have found the Silca machines 'the dogs balls'

Silca Bravo professional I use and really have little problems.

[mad cobbler]

In My opinion you have to buy the best you can afford - and it depends on your market

I have used Silca, orion, Jakey, and many others never had a problem apart from wear and idiot staff thinking they can grind a key down by applying huge pressure

what problems did you have and on what machine?

When my silca record blew up I bought a SKS storm it's served me well but cutting merchant keys the original key if its got the first deep cut the blank head would hit the side of the machine

It's a very compact machine

Landrover wanted me to cut one of there new defender 90 keys using a original blank , it won't fit it's too long

& the jigs seem too deep , if I get a cylinder key in with a very deep cut its below the line of jig

Someone did say the jigs are four sided only prob is when SKS rep was down

He spun the jigs to a higher clamp & it cuts deeper

??

Adjust the machine set it up on one side & spin jaws to another side & it's all out ??

I was looking at a bravo

[Fast Fix Elgin]

Silca Bravo all the way...

Just bought a new one to replace an older model

&

Silca Lancer Plus for the mortice

Just bought a new one to replace an older one

Older machines work as well as new machines

In my humbel opionion the rolls royce of key cutting machines