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**The Tormach company focuses on the garage-shop and very light industry, with the 1100 series mill being their most robust option. Tormach machines have found a place in many other hacker and makerspaces and have a good community of youtubers and users that provide an abundance of knowledge and tutorials even before those provided by Tormach themselves.  The Tormach 1100 should meet the needs of all but a small few of the most demanding users, and the cost for a complete machine is in the realm of other machines Pumping Station One has purchased.  

**The Tormach company focuses on the garage-shop and very light industry, with the 1100 series mill being their most robust option. Tormach machines have found a place in many other hacker and makerspaces and have a good community of youtubers and users that provide an abundance of knowledge and tutorials even before those provided by Tormach themselves.  The Tormach 1100 should meet the needs of all but a small few of the most demanding users, and the cost for a complete machine is in the realm of other machines Pumping Station One has purchased.  

*Haas

*Haas

**The Haas is a notably more powerful, rigid machine and has become the industry standard for CNC mills in the small shop environment in large part because of their commitment to dominating the educational landscape. Haas focuses on small to mid-sized production shops and the Mini Mill is their lightest duty option- targeted at training programs more than production.  There are community college programs in Chicago that provide vocational training on use of Haas mills in the evenings, and a distribution center in Elk Grove that provides training on use of Haas machines. With these resources we believe we can create a robust authorization pipeline to increase access of this machine to as many members as possible. The downside of the Haas machine is that it is substantially more expensive than the Tormach option.

**The Haas is a notably more powerful, rigid machine and has become the industry standard for CNC mills in the small shop environment in large part because of their commitment to dominating the educational landscape. Haas focuses on small to mid-sized production shops and the Mini Mill is their lightest duty option- targeted at training programs more than production.  There are community college programs in Chicago that provide vocational training on use of Haas mills in the evenings, and a distribution center in Elk Grove that provides training on use of Haas machines. With these resources we believe we can create a robust authorization pipeline to increase access of this machine to as many members as possible. The downside of the Haas machine is that it is substantially more expensive than the Tormach option. Prior to this proposal Tucker Tomlinson contacted Haas to see if they might have programs for working with 501c3 charities. All of the charity from Haas, goes through the Gene Haas foundation, which is wholly owned by the Haas family. The foundation is legally prohibited from purchasing from the Haas machine tool company as that would constitute double-dealing. Instead they focus on scholarships at places that offer certification programs. Since PS1 is not equipped to offer certifications, we are ineligible for these scholarships.

== Goals ==

== Goals ==