Thanks for all the comments. I'll try to answer some of the questions.
This was something that we had begged and pleaded for over the past few years. Our school district had some extra money this year and bought us one. We did not even know that we were getting it until we got a phone call from the shipping company saying that it was arriving the next week. SURPRISE!!! It will also be used in our Project Lead the Way classes.
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Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi
How much of a beating did your wallet take with that sexi Haas? 
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According to the purchase order, the machine was a little less than $31,000, and with shipping, simulation module, and training came to almost $38,000.
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Originally Posted by Cory
Have fun playing with it. I hope you guys have a better experience with Haas than we have.
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Don't scare us like that...
So far, our vendor has been great to work with.
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Originally Posted by Francis-134
On 190, we have a TM-1 that we use for most of our CNC work. It's just a little too short to cut long chassis rails, but if you program it right, it's really easy to do it in two setups.
Did you get any of the spiffy options like the tool probe or part probe?
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Share, share... that program would be really great!
Unfortunately, there was no options like those that came with it. It didn't include any machine tools either. We are working with one of our sponsors to supply those.
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Originally Posted by jtkellertx
You do remember your good 'ol friends at 1477, right? Heh. Nice piece of machinery.
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Of course we do! Our plan is to get proficient with this and then offer milling services to all teams in the Houston area.
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Originally Posted by Rick TYler
We're saving up to get a tube of Dremel cutoff disks and three new hacksaw blades...
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Yea, yea, yea...
I've seen what your guys can do with simple tools. You win enough awards, even without a big fancy machine.
Paul