May 21, 2014· A Haas Mini would be a great machine, but for that price, you can have 3 PCNC 1100's. You get 6 more inches of Z axis too. I used to own a Haas TM1, and it had 16 inches of Z axis. My Tormach will do anything my Haas would do, it just takes a little longer. I have learned techniques for pocket ruffing, profile and surface ruffing too.