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I finally got a chance to try out the smoothing and am very pleased with the result

The top part of this carving was done with smoothing off, the bottom with it on.

Settings:
Smoothing - Contouring Mill
Bit - 3/8"in ball end mill, 15% stepover
Wood - tamarind

Hi all, I've just made the jump from SB OEM to Centroid with the help of Gary Campbell and I couldn't be happier.

I'm new to CNC and bought my first SB last year and was hugely disappointed with the features offered by the standard software and also with the stability of the system. Centroid feels ...

Just following up on my post from a few months back...

I've made the jump and have replaced the SB PRS Alpha with Centroid Acorn and I couldn't be happier.

I can highly recommend the service from Gary Campbell. He's patient, super knowledgeable and quick to respond to questions.

The Acorn system ...

Thanks everyone

Does anyone know what processor I should use for Vcarve with Centroid and a rotary axis?

You're absolutely right. I've just checked and HSD recommend the following

50% maximum rated speed for 2 minutes.
75% maximum rated speed for 2 minutes.
100% maximum rated speed for 1 minute.

I will change to those settings

I've edited the default macro so it now

1 - Moves the centre of the table
2 - Instead of stopping, it just drops it's spin rate to 0.05 of max. Any value below that doesn't turn the spindle.

Thanks all. Any comment from someone at Centroid?

I have an HSD MT1073-140 and I'm using the default warm up routine.

Moving to the centre of the table seems very sensible, I will make that edit. Without this edit, I feel the default one is dangerous.

I recently upgraded from SB PRS Alpha and am very happy. But I nearly did something the other day that made me miss the SB safety features.

First thing in the day, I warmed up the spindle and started to think about putting in a bit. But for some reason I went back to the console and noticed that ...