A little less than one year ago, we announced the 8L Lathe would be joining the Tormach family of machines. Now a little less than 12 months later, we are starting to see what the 8L is capable of out in the wild.

The new Tormach ZA6 robot can be used for a number of different applications, so when it entered the beta phase, we weren’t exactly sure what our testers were going to do with it.

Any time you are machining parts that interface with other components (spoiler alert: almost ALL parts!), tolerances can be critically important! Equally as important is checking these tolerances – the more frequently you do so, the less likely you are to scrap – or even worse, send out - bad parts.

If you run a small business - or want to start running a small business - taxes are always an important challenge to consider. You have to know where you can take tax breaks and where they don’t fit your organization.

Tormach was founded on the idea that hobbyists and professional engineers alike should be able to access affordable, capable CNC machines that are easy to learn, use and install. That’s why a Tormach is perfect if you’re looking for an extra machine in your workshop or you want to get your CNC projects off the ground from home.

There was a recent YouTube mini-documentary about why McDonalds’ ice cream machines are “always broken.”