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Originally Posted by Cory
That's a nice new toy 
Have fun playing with it.
I hope you guys have a better experience with Haas than we have. |
In response... We have had various Haas equipment.... Haas VF-E [VF-1] vertical mill, TL-1 and SL-20 CNC lathes... for some 8 years in our shop. As with any machine, there will always be mechanical/electronic issues, and mileage will vary depending on operations and operator..... but our local Haas Factory Outlet/Dealer has always been there for us in time of need. They are quick to respond to problems [phone call / service call] and have always treated us fairly. Compared to other brands in our shop, [IMHO] the Haas equipment has been by far the more reliable and durable and productive CNC machinery.
As for pricing... Hope you didn't pay full price... Haas has been offering 15-30% off their standard pricing to try to reduce their factory inventory. Check their website. We just received delivery on a new VF-2 vertical mill... can't tell you what we paid for it [NDA]... but it definitely was not full price... maybe because the factory is just north of here??.. and again they went well beyond the call of duty getting us up and running and educated with the new mill's features and operation. Your local dealer does offer classes on both programing and operation, and there are online manuals available for download on the HaasCNC site. Local community colleges are also good sources of training and information, as are local machine shops.
I don't think you will regret your new toy... just treat it with respect, get properly trained on it, use good tooling, do the suggested mantainence, and above all...
keep "challenged" programers and operators away from it.....