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I have the Tormach 5" CNC vise on my 770 and it's great. Make a set a of oversize softjaws for holding stuff a little larger will be all you need. (Mine are 6" wide x 2" long).

Buying metric...

R.DesJardin,

Did you leave your mill on the stand as well? Seems several people have no trouble leaving it on the stand. Have to move a 770 across country in a few months and trying to figure...

Similar to Mooser, for endmills I removed the drawers from a plastic unit and keep them in my tool box. Each drawer holds a given tool diameter.

Look about half way down on this page for all the possible button functions:
ShuttleRU

It took a week to build mine after I ordered it. Then I paid after it was built, and then I received...

I have one of the basic ShuttleRU pendants (non-LCD) and love it. No problems interfacing with the 770. Also Andrey the seller was responsive and helpful when I had an issue updating the plugin.
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I use the GenericMach2 post in HSMXpress for my 770 with no problems for about a year now. The tool change position is at the Z home position and could be edited if you desire, but I didn't see the...

Another 770 here with fogbuster and a second air nozzle for clearing chips when necessary. I'm happy with the setup and have no need for full coolant with this setup. Have both fogbuster and chip...

I second the recommendation for these 2: "Machine Shop Trade Secrets by James Harvey and Metalworking Sink or Swim by Tom Lipton"

Even with manual mill experience, work holding in a CNC can be...

Just noticed the part about speeds/feeds/doc.

Looking at my file for 2D profiling 304 with 1/4in 4 flute carbide: 220sfm ~3300rpm, 0.001 chipload 12ipm, 0.015 depth of cut, 0.25 width of cut
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Had my 770 for ~10 months now. No problems with stainless or steel: 304, Nitronic stainless, 4140 prehard to 30HRC. You cant take big or deep cuts like you would with a more rigid machine. So you...

The red line dimension from the back of the electronics cabinet to front of motor cover is 23". The column angles towards the front giving a slightly shorter dimension, if you look at the left side...

I built my own stand for my 770 as well. Been using the mill for 6 months, now starting to work on the coolant/chip tray model so I can build soon.

Your stand/enclosure looks very nice. I do...

concombrefrais, have you tried any of the tougher materials on your 770? The reply from support at Tormach said the 770 should do fine. I know its only 1018, but the youtube video of a 770 facing...

My background: Mechanical/Metallurgical Engineer with ~4 years machining on manual machines and dabbling on a VMC with Mastercam.

Ive decided on a Tormach PCNC for hobby and educational use, but...