RC,
Can you post a few pictures of the type of work you are looking to do with it ?
We too are a small custom shop , not just kitchens or cabinets . We do a lot of solid wood radius work and architectural mouldings and doors and windows .
You need to start thinking about your budget , if you are able to share that you may be able to get better responses . Software like alphacam can run about 40k and if your doing the kind of work that we are you need a machine with a decent amount of z height . You could be looking at another 100,000. Knowing what I know about cnc routers now I WOULD NOT BUY AN OLD ONE , support is key with a cnc router and if no one can help you your frustration will make you regret the machine . Our biesse skill has been a great machine , we had hiccups in the beginning but biesse offered great on site support/warranty through the whole process
My my understanding from talking to people with them is that techno is a very light duty machine , cheaper components . That is how they hit a low price point . But that being said if we know what kind of work you need to do , it might work fine . I cut 3" solid red oak with my machine with ease . But not everyone has the need to do that.
Best of luck ! Buy the right machine and you won't regret moving into the world of cnc