My first ever machine was an 1100m I bought new from them and I love it for what I do and need from a machine. Recently picked up a 15L and love that too.
Big shout out to Tormach. Good to see you guys there showing off the new 1500MX. I love my 1100MX and support has been spot on whenever needed. Thank you Norman and thank you Tormach!
Norman is such a swell guy! Norman was a big part of our success in bringing the 1500MX to the show. Everyone else also brought their A game too. #madewithtormach
This honestly makes me really consider looking towards a tormach. I know they aren't the best machine but there is capability there and their company values are something I really appreciate. This thing could be a lights out money printer with that robot. I'd love to get my hands on one of these and show the world it's capabilities.
To anyone complaining about Tormach machine tools, I'd like to point out that they are far better machines than the old Bridgeport Series I and Series II milling machines that I used during the mid-80s and early 90s to produce more than $100 million in parts.
Been making good money on my 770MX for the past 4 years. This is the best way to bootstrap and make money with very little overhead. GREAT tech support too!
I hope Tormach never goes public, because it is such a rarity that a company (looking at you, Hassholes) doesn't nickle and dime their customers for a few more bucks because they can. I hope they keep this CEO around!
This is exactly the reason why I passed over Haas when purchasing my first machine. Money wasn't an option. Being bent over a barrel being nickle and dimed was not an option either.
For some reason I hear "machinists" talk smack about Tormachs and it annoys me. I had a 770 for years and absolutely loved it. I learned so much on that machine and made many great things. People that crap on Tormachs are idiots and have no idea what they're talking about. Tormachs are not perfect machines but neither are the $500k+ machines either. Those heavy duty machines have problems too and when it comes time to fix them, you'll pay. A lot. Congrats to Tormach for this next step forward. Love these guys.
I still have a 770 S3 and use it constantly. I can't replace it with something else that has similar cost of ownership or as low maintenance. It does what I need, it makes great parts and it helps make me money. That's the point right? And just like he said in this video, I bought the machine and taught myself in my spare time. Tormach isn't the cheapest by sheer specs, but they are highly polished and everything just works well.
Agree. Tormachs are good machines that serve a critical market segment. Sure there are more capable machines (invariably at higher price points) but that’s like saying nobody should buy a Toyota because Ferraris exist.
Awesome video Ian, I think Tormach is a great machine. I went with HAAS for a few reasons…but Tormach is an amazing machine tool company bringing folks into the industry. Keep them coming.
Agreed though I hope Tormach don’t make the mistake Prusa did and fall off the price and performance curve. I like Prusa printers and love how they do business but Bambu is kicking their rear.
There is also syil. They have a few pro specs the tormach does not such as epoxy granite castings and industrial controllers. Tormach use to make sense when they were sub 10k machines but now they cost as much as a used Haas or Kitamura while being much less capable. If you are looking to learn on, find a used tormach 440 if you can get it cheap. I had a 770, and it was a pile of cow 💩 and never cut right new from factory. The ATC was a total failure and a nightmare to maintain in working order. The tormach became the constant project instead of the projects I wanted to work on.
This year was amazing. Just got back from IMTS. We are an engineer consulting and integration team that has just begun our journey in machining. We all have served years on the floor as Setup technicians and machining and all decided to go all in together and formed Sparc Engineers machining and integration platform with partnerships with Purdue and Machine Metrics. We all watch your channel and I especially was excited to see you broadcast live where I was all day. As we take on work in niche markets like motor sports and aerospace we rely on lessons learned and taught by broadcast such as yours. Thank you for the motivation to leave my comfortable job to start something new and cutting edge. Keep up the content. You never know who you are inspiring brother. ❤ Thank you
Unless you have power constraints there are too many other machines in this price range to consider that would run circles around the 1500. Syil X7 and Smart Mini are two that come to mind, though the Smart is probably the best bang for the buck of those two. Cat 40 / 12k spindle, 24 tools, 24" travel, 10 hp, industry standard Fanuc 0i control and they have $10M worth of spare parts warehoused in Wisconsin. $39k
Nothing against Syil or Smart machines (they seem good) but unless they have a specific feature needed the difference is minimal. I like Tormach’s philosophy, they have broadly good after sales support, their machines are easy to learn/use, and they support open source and right to repair. As long as I can make the parts I need, I can get repair support, and the machine doesn’t cause me headaches along the way, I don’t really care about min-maxing the machine specs for a given price point.
As materials engineer, I can assure you that epoxy granite is NOT a better material for milling machines. It may be more accurate and faster travels, but it will not hold up to heavy machining. If your just running plastics or aluminum, then maybe but not so much with steels or alloys.
My first ever machine was an 1100m I bought new from them and I love it for what I do and need from a machine. Recently picked up a 15L and love that too.
Big shout out to Tormach. Good to see you guys there showing off the new 1500MX. I love my 1100MX and support has been spot on whenever needed. Thank you Norman and thank you Tormach!
Norman is such a swell guy! Norman was a big part of our success in bringing the 1500MX to the show. Everyone else also brought their A game too. #madewithtormach
This honestly makes me really consider looking towards a tormach. I know they aren't the best machine but there is capability there and their company values are something I really appreciate. This thing could be a lights out money printer with that robot.
I'd love to get my hands on one of these and show the world it's capabilities.
To anyone complaining about Tormach machine tools, I'd like to point out that they are far better machines than the old Bridgeport Series I and Series II milling machines that I used during the mid-80s and early 90s to produce more than $100 million in parts.
Been making good money on my 770MX for the past 4 years. This is the best way to bootstrap and make money with very little overhead. GREAT tech support too!
I hope Tormach never goes public, because it is such a rarity that a company (looking at you, Hassholes) doesn't nickle and dime their customers for a few more bucks because they can. I hope they keep this CEO around!
This is exactly the reason why I passed over Haas when purchasing my first machine. Money wasn't an option. Being bent over a barrel being nickle and dimed was not an option either.
I love that Tormach is an employee owned company!!
We love it too! Everyone is invested in the company's success!
Is there a tormach dealer
Love the care this CEO shows for his customers. I think I would be happy to buy a machine from tornach.
Loving what I hear from Tormach
For some reason I hear "machinists" talk smack about Tormachs and it annoys me. I had a 770 for years and absolutely loved it. I learned so much on that machine and made many great things. People that crap on Tormachs are idiots and have no idea what they're talking about. Tormachs are not perfect machines but neither are the $500k+ machines either. Those heavy duty machines have problems too and when it comes time to fix them, you'll pay. A lot. Congrats to Tormach for this next step forward. Love these guys.
I still have a 770 S3 and use it constantly. I can't replace it with something else that has similar cost of ownership or as low maintenance. It does what I need, it makes great parts and it helps make me money. That's the point right? And just like he said in this video, I bought the machine and taught myself in my spare time. Tormach isn't the cheapest by sheer specs, but they are highly polished and everything just works well.
It's not the machine, is the machinist.
Agree. Tormachs are good machines that serve a critical market segment. Sure there are more capable machines (invariably at higher price points) but that’s like saying nobody should buy a Toyota because Ferraris exist.
Awesome video Ian, I think Tormach is a great machine. I went with HAAS for a few reasons…but Tormach is an amazing machine tool company bringing folks into the industry. Keep them coming.
Tormach is to machining what prusa research is to 3d printing. Transparent/opensource/right to repair/not china made/etc.
Agreed though I hope Tormach don’t make the mistake Prusa did and fall off the price and performance curve. I like Prusa printers and love how they do business but Bambu is kicking their rear.
Hi thank you for showing all this machines how much for this machine I want to buy a machine for my garage can you show small machine for garage s
There is also syil. They have a few pro specs the tormach does not such as epoxy granite castings and industrial controllers. Tormach use to make sense when they were sub 10k machines but now they cost as much as a used Haas or Kitamura while being much less capable. If you are looking to learn on, find a used tormach 440 if you can get it cheap. I had a 770, and it was a pile of cow 💩 and never cut right new from factory. The ATC was a total failure and a nightmare to maintain in working order. The tormach became the constant project instead of the projects I wanted to work on.
@flosscap The casting is eg which the ways sit on. Having owned a tormach mill, I would never buy anything from them again.
STAY WHAT IAN? WHAT DO WE STAY!?
its a great looking machine but they really need a 15-20k rpm spindle option
This year was amazing. Just got back from IMTS. We are an engineer consulting and integration team that has just begun our journey in machining. We all have served years on the floor as Setup technicians and machining and all decided to go all in together and formed Sparc Engineers machining and integration platform with partnerships with Purdue and Machine Metrics. We all watch your channel and I especially was excited to see you broadcast live where I was all day. As we take on work in niche markets like motor sports and aerospace we rely on lessons learned and taught by broadcast such as yours. Thank you for the motivation to leave my comfortable job to start something new and cutting edge. Keep up the content. You never know who you are inspiring brother. ❤ Thank you
I would LOVE to be a brand ambassador - just can't quite afford a machine yet...
Nice!
Unless you have power constraints there are too many other machines in this price range to consider that would run circles around the 1500. Syil X7 and Smart Mini are two that come to mind, though the Smart is probably the best bang for the buck of those two. Cat 40 / 12k spindle, 24 tools, 24" travel, 10 hp, industry standard Fanuc 0i control and they have $10M worth of spare parts warehoused in Wisconsin. $39k
Nothing against Syil or Smart machines (they seem good) but unless they have a specific feature needed the difference is minimal. I like Tormach’s philosophy, they have broadly good after sales support, their machines are easy to learn/use, and they support open source and right to repair. As long as I can make the parts I need, I can get repair support, and the machine doesn’t cause me headaches along the way, I don’t really care about min-maxing the machine specs for a given price point.
As materials engineer, I can assure you that epoxy granite is NOT a better material for milling machines. It may be more accurate and faster travels, but it will not hold up to heavy machining. If your just running plastics or aluminum, then maybe but not so much with steels or alloys.
Expensive
So much for right to repair with vise president/first lady Elon.