Tormach 1500MX: First Impressions, First Parts, and Why It Made Sense for Us!

Tormach 1500MX: First Impressions, First Parts, and Why It Made Sense for Us!

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NYC CNC

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44.1K 1.0K May 23, 2025
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The video provides an in-depth look at the Tormach 1500MX CNC mill, showcasing its first parts and discussing why it was chosen for their shop. The presenter demonstrates the machine's capabilities by machining a fixture plate and explains the benefits of the 1500MX's larger work envelope and improved features compared to previous models. This content would be valuable for machinists and shop owners considering an upgrade to a larger, more capable CNC mill for their operations.

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Links for this video: 1500MX Fixture Plate: https://bit.ly/3SQ5Ch2 Puck Chuck: https://bit.ly/4dEm3Xt 1500MX Tormach: https://bit.ly/4mpmGZ3 DDD / wall control: https://github.com/aderusha/DDD-Printable-Wall-Control-System Reddit article: https://shorturl.at/NwL6J ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reach us / CNC Info: SMW Products: https://saundersmachineworks.com/ Speeds & Feeds: https://provencut.com

Top Comments

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outkast187

The support alone is worth getting this machine over a haas. Insanely good support.

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logicalapprentice.4874

I think a better comparison would be the TM series from haas. When we put the tm1p in our garage it came down to capacity. It was hard to beat the travels. The kick in the balls is when you need options over capacity. Add a 4th axis to a haas it's a 20k situation. You want high speed machining wi

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ZealousMFGWI

As someone with a tormach I understand what your saying John 200% is it going to compete with a speedio, VF, etc no. But I think a lot of people are overlooking tormachs target audience. The small guy getting going in his garage, schools or labs that may have goofy constraints in shop size or locati

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dailylol-pi8

With all the options added it's a 76,000 dollar machine. I don't think it can hang with other machines at that price point. They are doing the Haas thing where it looks affordable until you add the necessities.

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TRcakeNINJA

You talking about comparing this to a VF1 is true. I'm wanting to upgrade from a 770mx, and just ran through that. Where a 1500mx cost X, but a mini mill just costs a little more, but a VF2 just costs a little more, and next thing you know you're at a 100k price tag.

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