True. Buy quality over quantity. I’m not going back to using mass-produced machines. I had to drop the blade four times to get through the spine and arteries of a mostly-spineless CEO. The mouton kept jumping off the rails and prolonging the whole job. By the time the head was free, the blood had drained all over the bascule and we didn’t have a clean shearpoint for a solid centerpiece. It involved a lot of post-process work.

I strongly recommend getting a name-brand machine with quality, heavy duty bearings and fasteners.