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by wallyblackburn
Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:04 pm
Forum: Acorn CNC Tech Tips Knowledge Base, Look Here! before posting
Topic: Tool Setting Options For Routers and Mills
Replies: 160
Views: 166675

Re: Tool Setting Options For Routers and Mills

I'm using Clint's modified M6 version that I modified a bit more and it's working great with 4.18. Thanks again Clint for all your help. Shawn I know this is old, but did you have to tweak anything to get it to work for 4.18? It was working fine for 4.14, but now sets Z a bit high. I can likely fig...
by wallyblackburn
Thu Aug 22, 2019 5:13 pm
Forum: Acorn CNC Tech Tips Knowledge Base, Look Here! before posting
Topic: Tool Setting Options For Routers and Mills
Replies: 160
Views: 166675

Re: Tool Setting Options For Routers and Mills

I'm using Clint's modified M6 version that I modified a bit more and it's working great with 4.18. Thanks again Clint for all your help. Shawn I know this is old, but did you have to tweak anything to get it to work for 4.18? It was working fine for 4.14, but now sets Z a bit high. I can likely fig...
by wallyblackburn
Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:52 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Fusion 360 Mill Post Processor for Acorn with additional Features (New Version 5)
Replies: 157
Views: 76490

Re: Fusion 360 Mill Post Processor for Acorn with additional Features

This is great stuff, folks! I already managed to hack my post-processor into doing what I need, but this helps me understand it a lot better.

Thanks,
Wally
by wallyblackburn
Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:52 am
Forum: Acorn CNC Tech Tips Knowledge Base, Look Here! before posting
Topic: Fusion 360 Mill Post Processor for Centroid CNC's with additional Features
Replies: 21
Views: 23037

Re: Fusion 360 Mill Post Processor for Acorn with additional Features

This is great stuff, folks! I already managed to hack my post-processor into doing what I need, but this helps me understand it a lot better.

Thanks,
Wally
by wallyblackburn
Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:07 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Anyone using Fusion 360 with 4th (rotary) axis on CNC router?
Replies: 8
Views: 4105

Re: Anyone using Fusion 360 with 4th (rotary) axis on CNC router?

Thanks a ton guys! I tried the Haas w/A-axis PP and it actually worked OK. I also learned a bit more and modified the generic Centroid to include an A-Axis, but I got some error...can't remember...something about not being able to machine rewind? I just tried it again to reproduce the error so I cou...
by wallyblackburn
Tue Apr 02, 2019 11:39 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Anyone using Fusion 360 with 4th (rotary) axis on CNC router?
Replies: 8
Views: 4105

Re: Anyone using Fusion 360 with 4th (rotary) axis on CNC router?

Thanks, I am able to get it to post using a PP for Haas and Fanuc. Wondering if these will work?

Going to try to "cut some air" with them today if I get a chance.

Thanks,
Wally
by wallyblackburn
Mon Apr 01, 2019 4:37 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Anyone using Fusion 360 with 4th (rotary) axis on CNC router?
Replies: 8
Views: 4105

Anyone using Fusion 360 with 4th (rotary) axis on CNC router?

I'm pretty quickly realizing how far over my head I'm in here. I got a 4th axis rotary and got it hooked up pretty easily and configured on my DIY router with Acorn control. I'm using Fusion 360 and I've always used the generic Centroid post-processor. Do I need to modify the PP or get another one t...
by wallyblackburn
Tue Mar 19, 2019 10:54 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Who is up and running on CNC12 4.14?
Replies: 63
Views: 25555

Re: Who is up and running on CNC12 4.14?

cnckeith wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 10:05 am the macros have been updated for use with v4.14.. "in process" refers to doing tool touch off's in the middle of a G code program.
Excellent! Thanks!
by wallyblackburn
Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:26 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Who is up and running on CNC12 4.14?
Replies: 63
Views: 25555

Re: Who is up and running on CNC12 4.14?

My DIY CNC Router is working fine. Only issue is tool touch off. It isn't clear from the thread if this: "<cnckeith update> In-process M6 Tool Change Macros compatible with Acorn CNC12 v4.14" means that those are updated for v4.14, or if they are going to be updated. Could just try it, jus...
by wallyblackburn
Fri Mar 15, 2019 4:04 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Acorn CNC12 v4.14 has been released.
Replies: 50
Views: 21296

Re: Acorn CNC12 v4.14 has been released.

I remember from 4.10 to 4.12, you needed to copy some directories from old cncm to new one - for tool lib (I don't have) and custom macros (I do have). Same procedure for this upgrade?

Thanks,
Wally