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also be sure to adjust the Fast, Slow and Rapid rates for the rotary axis.. as they will now be in degrees per minute.. so typical values are
Slow jog = 2000 degrees per minute
Fast Jog 4000 Rapid 9000

i attached a rotary table install manual as a general guide

when you define an axis in the CNC11 setup parameters as a rotary axis (not linear) the turns ratio units in the setup table want REV/Degree revolution of the servo motor per degree of movement so in other words.. how many revs of the servo motor will produce 1 degree of movement on the rotary table.

thanks for posting your experience with ajax and centroid. and keep posting photos or your projects, always interesting to see. here is a link to a photo gallery of completed projects. http://www.centroidcnc.com/cnc_retrofit_images.html and a link to Marc's webpage is http://cncsnw.com/ with good in...

yes, move the switch, check action with estop depressed to make sure the swtich triggers before you run out of travel. its good to leave .050" or so. then reset travel limits.
take a look at this tb
http://www.centroidcnc.com/dealersuppor ... ds/289.pdf

yes you can set the machine up to do just that. there are several ways to "home" the machine each time you power up so it will remember your part x,y,z zero position (and all the other WCS positions you have setup ) as you could imagine this is a real time saver. automatic homing is availa...

there are several ways to handle the limited z travel of a typical knee mill. one basic way is to create a part program to do all the machining with the knee at one Z position. and then drop the knee, reset just the Z part zero (wcs) and then perform all the drilling operations at that new z height ...

yep, you can do it and it has been done. i'll have to dig around to find notes on it. maybe marc or scott could comment.
others have installed encoders on the spindle as well. not only to gain accurate rpm feedback but also for rigid tapping capabilities

if you have a dc3io , centroid offers the MPU11 Legacy Add upgrade path. here is a visual diagram with prices showing the basic connections. this allows you to run a modern PC with windows without having to change any wires in the electrical cabinet. the mpu11 eliminates your cnc10 card that plugs i...

your system would be a good candidate for an upgrade. many of the good cnc components can be reused. centroid has several nice upgrade paths depending on the system configuration and supports most of its older components in combination with the new software and hardware. send photos of the electrica...

that message is saying that the cnc software can not find the CNC control card that is plugged into the mother board.
so carefully removing and reseating the CNC10 card from the PCI slot in the motherboard would be the first thing i'd try. with the power off of course.