Originally Posted by
pete from TN
No offense to Tormach or anyone else on here, however in NO WAY does a tormach compare to even the wimpiest VMC. The Haas Mini Mill is pretty light duty but even it will pretty much kill a Tormach in speed, performance, rigidity, horsepower, accuracy, you name it. Don't let three phase power scare you either Rotaries are not that expensive and I would second the idea of getting a VF1 or similar machine as if you are really making parts for money it will pay for itself in short order if you know what you are doing. The Toolchanger for the Tormach is quite nice and a HUGE improvement to the machine but at the end of the day it is STILL a small lightweight Chinese bedmill. There are other options out there as well other than a Haas, the Hurco machines are also very nice and depending on the amount of milling you are doing sometimes a Drill and tap center can run circles around a VMC if your milling is light duty and you are needing to drill or tap a lot of holes quickly. The super mini mill is very quick as is the DT1 from Haas and while they are expensive there is a reason for it. I seriously doubt even two Tormach's could keep up with one of these machines when properly utilized. Good luck in your search and peace
Pete
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Tormach PCNC1100, Mach 3 R3.043.037, MastercamX5 level 3.