Centroid Community CNC Support Forum

Thank you. The solution was so simple. Just start a new file in Intercon. Go to the insert M &G codes and input what I wanted it to do. Once it warned me I could only put one M.code in a line I was off to the races. Simple as can be once you what to do. I didn't realize I could use that insert M...

One of the products I make I have edited the g-code to add a pause for me to secure the work piece after the first tool path. I draw in the hold down screw locations in my CAD file and have the machine drill them as the first tool path. This way I know there's no way to hit any random screw I might...

Is there somewhere or place I can look to get either tutorials or videos on how to write G-code files that will be Centroid compatible? I would like to learn how to write simple programs in Notepad++. Programs I could write and then load into CNC12. something like a Centroid CNC programs for dummies!

You could add an M0 after each positioning move in the g-code file if you edit it manually, or use Intercon to add an M0 using the add M&G code feature. I tried the add M&G function in Intercon but it didn't work. Intercon gave a warning that any codes added would not be recognized by Inter...

Doesn't the M0 code turn off the spindle?

I just thought if I would hit feed hold when the table moves to a hole I could tap the hole and then hit cycle start. Would that be the most efficient way to do it? I could use a G04 pause for 3 seconds. That would give me time enough to hit feed hold. Or?

Back story. My mill is not set up for rigid tapping. No encoder on the spindle and I have not installed the VFD yet. As of now if I make a part with multiple holes that need to be tapped I take the work piece to my drill press with a tapping head and cut the threads that way. It would MAYBE be usefu...

Suntravel once told me, "you can live without dogs but why would you want too." That was in regards to purchasing the WMPG,

Uwe post a picture of your head. I bet it is the size of a basketball in order to hold your huge brain! You and Keith make things look easy. Stop doing that it makes us mere mortals feel bad. Can you not make it look like more of a struggle? Please.

I wanted to update my CNC mill to CNC12 vs. 5 but Windows 10 needed to be updated. I don't have internet in my shop. The PC would have needed to be taken to the house in order to connect to the internet. I do have 5G cell service on my cell phone in my shop so I used a USB cable between my cell phon...