Help! I'm thinking about buying HAAS.

[david bright]

I’m just starting out and I have a 1991 VF1 that has a lot of problems but I do like the way HAAS is so easy to use. I’m thinking about buying a lathe. Need a 2-2 ½ spindle live tooling Y-axis and pickup spindle.
Do you all have any input? Can someone help?

[Donkey Hotey]

For starters, this should have been posted in the Haas Lathe forum.
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/haas_lathes/

You might have received more replies there. I'm sure a mod will be along shortly to move it there.

It sounds to me like you're in the market for a TL-25. I'd be interested to hear about your search because that's a machine I see myself eventually buying as well.

[ducesrwld]

you can actually go with the TL-15, 2" thru hole or get the big bore kit for 2.5" thru hole. only thing you won't find is Y axis.

[david bright]

That’s no good. Is there any Haas with a Y axis?

[Donkey Hotey]

I guess the question is: what do you need from a Y axis?

They have C axis available so you can still cut flats, slots and other profile features. I guess the limitation would be if you needed to drill/bore a hole perpindicular to the centerline that was also offset from centerline (safety wire hole through the corner of a nut for instance).