mrwright, I have used Haas toolroom lathes before (as well as the ST series) and they are amazing machines. The TL series lathes are perfect for students. They are not high speed machining centers (which is a good thing, it means you can usually catch your errors before you break something expensive
) Anyways, how did you get such a good grant? I am very jealous!
And I see you got the TL-2p which means it has a chip auger. That, my friend, is a good decision, unless you want to torture the freshman
Also, is that a Renishaw probe? Very nice. That will save you a couple of broken bits!