Had to choose between a used Haas and a new Tormach for my garage shop

I finally had enough saved up to get a mill for my home setup after years of borrowing time at a buddy's shop. The Haas was a 2010 VF-2 with 8,000 hours for $18k, but I went with a new Tormach 1100M for about $14k after shipping and tooling. Three months in and the Tormach has been fine for the aluminum parts I do, but I miss the speed and rigidity of the Haas for steel jobs. Any other guys running a home shop go budget and regret not waiting for a bigger used machine?

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brown.gavin18d ago

Nah you dodged a bullet, used Haas machines are usually beat to hell and way overpriced for what you get.

cora_scott7718d ago

Haas's 2015 price increase made their used market even worse than it already was.

patriciareed18d ago

Applies to most used gear honestly, people think old means good.