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That was it. It was the feed rate.

Thanks once again.

Hello Dana,

Thanks for your suggestions.

Yes, it is loosing position, home and Z. I'll lower the feed rate and see if it helps.

Thank you.

Something weird is going on. If I remove the finish pass, then the roughing executes. However at the end of the roughing cycle, it goes crazy and starts moving towards the chuck. You can see in the photo below, it chewed into my work holding jig. IMG_20210312_122340_818.jpg This is the part I am try...

Hi All, I am trying to create a program to cut a profile which goes away from the chuck. I am doing this because it is easier for me to visualize and program. The part is held between centers. Program graph looks fine. But, when I start execution, it goes to the start X and Z and then moves towards ...

Got everything working. Threading works wonderfully after setting parameter 240 to -1. I can do internal and external threading. I do have one concern, the internal threading bar(s) seem to approach/retract much more than expected. I need to do really tight internal threading. I did set the approach...

martyscncgarage wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:11 am Does the software not tell you to upgrade to Pro when it hits those cycles?

Yes, it did.

Thanks for all the replies. I do have an encoder which works in the free version as well. But, looks like I will have to upgrade to Pro for threading. I tried adding G76 codes into intercon program, but it stops when it hits the threading code.

Hi, is it possible to do threading in CNC12 free software using G code in intercon?

Thanks.

DICKEYBIRD wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2019 12:16 pm Here is another thread on the subject that has a schematic to show how I hooked mine up.viewtopic.php?f=60&t=1594&start=10

This is perfect. Thank you.

Go read this thread. Looks like the KB Electronics KBSI-125R controller and the KBSI-240D Signal Isolator are what you need. https://centroidcncforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=1305&hilit=Spindle+motor+reversing+relay%2Fcontactor Thanks Marty. Looks like this might work. Just need to figure o...