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- Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:46 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Displayed Spindle Speed is Incorrect
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8735
Re: Displayed Spindle Speed is Incorrect
Hi. I'm not an electrical engineer and I can relate to the challenges the "every man" has when trying to do spindle control on these DIY mills. When you boil it all down, you are replacing the manual potentiometer with a "digital" version. Manual potentiometers have three termina...
- Sun Nov 15, 2020 2:02 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Bench testing and stepper motors aren't moving (Resolved)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2320
- Tue Nov 10, 2020 4:33 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Bench testing and stepper motors aren't moving (Resolved)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2320
Re: Benchtesting and stepper motors arent moving
Hi. Did the video help?
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 11:55 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: New Acorn Motor Drive Schematics added to the collection..
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5668
Re: New Acorn Motor Drive Schematics added to the collection..
Awesome! I hope this helps people with their Acorn CNC conversion projects. The Stepperonline folks seem like decent people and the drives, motors and power supplies that I've purchased from them come across as a quality product.
- Fri Sep 27, 2019 2:02 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Spindle Control for Mini Lathe
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3557
Re: Spindle Control for Mini Lathe
Hi. It can be done. Here is a video that may give you a few ideas: https://youtu.be/fs44aTeAkhk Here is another video that you may find interesting: https://youtu.be/xIQZ8dCUcwg Long story short, the DC motor controller in the Asian mini lathes and mills does something strange with the ground. I've ...
- Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:21 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: WIFI Signal Booster
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1792
WIFI Signal Booster
I had a problem with Wifi signal in my garage. Turns out you can buy signal boosters. Here is the one I purchased from Target for $29. It seems to work just fine and now I can run Team Viewer over the WiFi in my garage. https://www.tp-link.com/us/products/details/cat-5508_TL-WA860RE.html The booster...
- Sat Dec 22, 2018 10:01 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Fusion 360 mill/turn and turn post processor non-existent! (use Intercon)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 16899
Re: Fusion 360 mill/turn and turn post processor non-existent! (use Intercon)
You guys are awesome! I think you may have found a bug that lives in all Fusion 360 turning posts. I've started a thread on the Fusion360 forum. I'm sure they will figure something out in short order. https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-computer-aided/turning-high-feedrate-mode-not-outputting-...
- Sun Feb 18, 2018 2:25 pm
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Spindle Speed Encoder
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8381
Re: Spindle Speed Encoder
Hi. I'm not totally in the know with all of your hardware, but I can tell you that a $25 OMRON encoder works awesome with the Centroid acorn. Extremely accurate spindle feedback for tapping and threading.
https://youtu.be/CKylcAPv1Tc
https://youtu.be/CKylcAPv1Tc
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 11:33 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Fusion 360 mill/turn and turn post processor non-existent! (use Intercon)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 16899
Re: Fusion 360 mill/turn and turn post processor non-existent! (use Intercon)
Hi. Check this out:
https://youtu.be/zqgEijP4WTQ
https://youtu.be/zqgEijP4WTQ
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:40 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: encoder suitability
- Replies: 59
- Views: 20696
Re: encoder suitability
Hey Guys - I'm getting closer to having that Mini-Lathe encoder mounting kit ready.
https://youtu.be/60GgctDS79E
https://youtu.be/60GgctDS79E