2004 Haas Mini Mill CNC Vertical Machining Center

The Haas Mini Mill is a compact 40-taper CNC vertical machining center with a reputation for simplicity and dependability that has made it one of the most popular first machines in job shops, prototype labs, and busy production cells. This 2004 example offers X/Y/Z travels of 16 x 12 x 10 inches over a 36 x 12 inch table rated for 500 lb, with a CT40 spindle turning up to 6,000 RPM driven by a 7.5 HP vector drive and served by a 10-station automatic tool changer. It runs the intuitive Haas CNC control with rigid tapping and comes well equipped with a 4th-axis 5C rotary table, programmable P-Cool coolant, a Kurt vise, two Chick vises, and a set of twelve CT40 tool holders - a turnkey package ready to make chips.

Compared to the manual Bridgeport-style knee mills it was designed to replace, the Mini Mill is a transformational upgrade rather than just a newer machine. Where a manual knee mill depends on an operator hand-cranking every move, the Mini Mill brings a fully enclosed work area, programmable CNC positioning, a 10-tool automatic changer, and 6,000 RPM 40-taper rigid-tapping capability that delivers repeatable parts hour after hour with far less labor. For a shop stepping up from manual milling - or adding capacity alongside larger VMCs - the Mini Mill packs real production capability and Haas reliability into a small footprint at a used-machine price.