Haas Minimill 2, Hurco VM5i or a ?

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Ahahaha I wish I only had welding table drool. Get yourself some Haas Mini Mill 2 drool then you will know pain.

ahh, right, that must be Bill Miller with the gleaming new Stronghold welding table.

I went back and forth on cnc machines, and then decided that I wanted something now to learn on, and maybe (someday) upgrade to an industrial machine if I had developed a product line where that made financial sense. The Tormach made it easy to get into the hobby with a machine of a known performance level at a (relatively) affordable price. I decided not to wait a "few more years", and finally jumped off the fence last year.

 

[compsurge]

Have you looked at the Brother Speedio?

I'm not huge in the know of production-level machines.

One alternative could be to get a Tormach 770/1100 and sell it in a few years when you upgrade.