New benchtop mill

[RoboChair]

Originally Posted by techhelpbb

FRC11/193 has a Haas TM-1P mill and a TL-1 lathe.
Fine machines but probably overkill only for FRC use.

You definitely want to make sure you know that VF-1 is in running order also notice the mill table size:
http://www.haascnc.com/we_spec1.asp?..._VMC#gsc.tab=0

It's big, it's heavy, and if there's something seriously wrong with it any money you save might be a drop in the bucket compared to the repair cost.

It is a fantastic machine, my work has a VF-0 of the same year. It will be costly to move, require 3 phase wiring routed to it with a fat breaker, and I doubt it will go for very cheap. You are better off getting a CNC router first if you don't have one already. It was running code in a demo video, but it is a lot of machine and it is old making parts and support harder to find.