Haas Toolroom Mill

[KJS]

I know this has been touched on in the past but I'd like to hear any new opinions people have on the Haas toolroom mill. It seems like a nice machine for toolroom use. The price seems pretty good too. For around $30,000 you get one with a better control and tool changer. Any comments would be appreciated.

[MachineSMMC]

You cant go wrong with a Haas. They are very nice machines.

[PE @ IHS]

Pretty good bang for the buck. Take your tool lenghts and fixturing into consideration when looking at your maximum z axis travel requirements. You don't have much z clearance on small machines, especially if you expect to put a fourth axis on them down the road.

[chad fisher]

They are pretty nice for what they are. We have 3 here "mini mills" we typically run 4" vices on them to help with Z height, they are limited. If your work consists of light milling, small parts and secondary opps they great for that. In the 3+ years we have had them the only problem was with one of them having a limit switch go out. Haas's service is quick and dependable.

[crazy^millman]

I say great machine for what ti is and it does have high speed machinign you can add to it. Feed rates at like 500 ipm on a machien that size is pretty impressive.

 

CRazy MilLmAn

[chip]

My jefe' (boss) just ordered one also. From what I here it should be here soon? It looks like a cool little mill maby for second opping our molds?!

 

I also heard were getting a couple lathes, I know I'm gonna need some refreshing.......It's been almost 2 years and one version of MC.

 

[Trevor Bailey]

I love 'em. I would take one in a heart beat if someone would like to donate it to my garage

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if someone would like to donate it to my garage

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[Jim ..]

Hi KJS I have owned my Tool room mill for 2 years now, and I'm 100% happy . I design and build progresive press tools up to 18 stages for electronics parts running 0.1mm material,also do light production on it. The TM1 is very accurate and so easy learn. I had no Cnc experence before I bought. Mine has the ATC.

This machine is perfect for me but would not recomend it for mould making or heavy cutting production work, it is what it's called a Toolroom

Mill.I wish only that it had a few more Rev's.

[Hacsta]

we got ours year and half ago, works great just wish we would have went for the ATC

 

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[KJS]

Thanks to all who replied. We ended up buying a Fadal 2016 VMC. It's a remanufactured one that cost about $10,000 less then new. It may be a little more then we need in the toolroom right now but it has alot of potential for future work. Thanks again.

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We ended up buying a Fadal 2016 VMC

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WHAT? I don't understand?

 

J/K good for you!

[maestro]

Too bad.

[John T.]

I understand the Haas machines have pretty small tables. Our average Fadal table is 40x20, and we need them that size. Unless they (haas) have come out with bigger ones now?

[KJS]

About the decision to go with Fadal. The Haas would have suited us very well and I really liked it. The guys who write the checks felt the Fadal was the way to go. I think they felt a VMC had some production potential if it was ever needed. We have lost toolroom machines in the past to production. But I guess thats just the way it goes. I still really can't say a bad thing about my employer.