Originally Posted by
Donkey Hotey
Even a used TL-1 is a tough purchase. I just watched a very early 2003 model go for $20K on eBay. For that kind of cabbage, you're better off buying new. The OL-1 is actually more expensive than the TL-1. A used TL-2 just changed hands at $28,600. Used Haas equipment ain't affordable for a 19 year old.
The very last option would be to purchase the Haas Control Simulator. It's a full-blown Haas control panel that behaves exactly as the Mill and Lathe. You can program and run everything on the screen, exactly as if it were connected to a machine. I think it's about $2K which is probably steep for what you're looking for but it's the only way you can learn the actual Haas control without buying one or running somebody else's.