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ShawnM wrote: ↑Fri May 30, 2025 7:39 am Damn, you guys crack me up.

If you really want a chuckle, you should know that before the spindle started the system played the "ooh ah, ooh ah, ooh ah" (sound7) from the M$ 3D Pinball Space Cadets video game for 2 seconds. P.S.: It was hard coded and non-removable.

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I'm looking at a major refit of an older CNC router (TechnoCNC LC Series). I am looking at several options for software, controller, motors, etc. I have downloaded and installed copies of some of the competitors software interface programs. I want to do the same with CNC12. I downloaded the ...

You should share your post to the ShopBot and Centroid Facebook groups to inspire and encourage other SB'ers to make the swap.

...and if you look through my log, you'll see spindle errors too. Those happen if I forget to turn on my spindle box before my control box. That, and one time I did stall the spindle..


The AVID system has virtually eliminated a number of sensors/signals that I feel should be included on ATC ...

Hey there! The way the machine was wired from the factory, the e stop turns off the main power supply to the machine, will this be a problem with the acorn?

Yes it is. A line voltage estop is an electrical hack that while it can serve the required purpose, are most often used on featureless ...

I have emailed the "regular" and inverse time mode imperial versions to you. You will need to make the swap to metric

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