After configuring an 1100M without ATC and full enclosure, I'm still getting up close to the price of a used Mini Mill which has WAY more capability. Yes, these machines are 20 years old, but they start out with far better accuracy and repeatability. Please don't read this as bashing, I'm not because I am still seriously considering a Tormach, but I can't understand why someone would pay for a fully optioned 1100M or even an 1100MX when they can get a 10 year old Mini Mill for the same price. Actually, I believe a brand new Mini Mill costs about the same as the fully optioned 1100MX and still has way more capability.

So, I guess my question is, for those of you who have purchased Tormachs for $15,000 or more, what is your post purchase experience and feeling? Mini Mills have 7.5hp, big ball screws, linear rails instead of dovetails, the same Haas electronics and controls as the bigger mills, better accuracy, much faster rapids, etc...

I feel like I'm missing something about the Tormachs.