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- Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:53 am
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Indexer, M function
- Replies: 1
- Views: 287
Re: Indexer, M function
I got the input working last night and modified my M13 macro to wait for the finish signal. That is now all working great and as before the M13 macro works in the MDI function. What is weird, is that it now also works perfectly fine when I use it in an Intercon Program. I am not sure what I did, but...
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- Sun Mar 31, 2024 11:32 pm
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Indexer, M function
- Replies: 1
- Views: 287
Indexer, M function
Hello, I am trying to get my Tsudakoma RZ160 rotary indexer working with my Allin1DC Bed Mill. I wired in the indexer input to output 6 (clamp) and the indexer output to input 16 of the Allin1DC. I have the output working such that the indexer indexes to the next position. I am still troubleshooting...
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- Sat Mar 30, 2024 10:41 pm
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Tool Length Offset setting for tools exceeding quill travel
- Replies: 5
- Views: 585
Re: Tool Length Offset setting for tools exceeding quill travel
I maybe have a similar issue on my DPM, that once I realized what was happening I worked around it. Basically, I have the quill and the head summed like you are talking about. If I power up the machine and home it with the quill not at the very top of its travel and then move the quill up and try to...
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- Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:14 pm
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Z axis on Knee mill
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1315
Re: Z axis on Knee mill
I don't have any experience, but you could always put a scale on that axis to get the required accuracy. I will also add, that I have a bed mill where the quill is not motorized and the head moves up and down. This is a great setup for the home shop. If you could motorize the knee and leave the quil...
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- Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:18 pm
- Forum: Success Stories
- Topic: 3 Axis Milling on a Converted Prototrak DPM
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7693
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:26 pm
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Software enhancements request
- Replies: 77
- Views: 41181
Re: Software enhancements request
From a technical standpoint, going forwards through the program with an MPG handwheel driving the feeds should be readily achievable. After all, we already have the ability -- on lathes, at least -- to slave axis feed to a spindle encoder. It should be a short step to slave axis feed to the handwhe...
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- Wed Nov 29, 2023 3:02 pm
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Software enhancements request
- Replies: 77
- Views: 41181
Re: Software enhancements request
Thanks for the insight.
Even just having this functionality in the "forward" direction would be vary useful.
Even just having this functionality in the "forward" direction would be vary useful.
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- Mon Nov 27, 2023 11:11 am
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Software enhancements request
- Replies: 77
- Views: 41181
Re: Software enhancements request
This is probably a huge request. If Centroid has this, I am have not seen it. But, the Prototrak controllers by SWI have a feature called TRAKing. Basically it allows you to step forward and backwards through the program using the MPG to test out a new program. It is very useful. If this is not clea...
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- Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:51 am
- Forum: Success Stories
- Topic: 3 Axis Milling on a Converted Prototrak DPM
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7693
3 Axis Milling on a Converted Prototrak DPM
Hey Gang, I have been having a blast with my Allin1DC converted 1998 vintage Prototrak DPM bed mill. I purchased the mill at an auction for an unbelievable price, got the original Trak Controller working and sold that for more than I payed for the mill:) Anyway, then with CNCkieths's help I converte...
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- Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:30 pm
- Forum: Machining Strategies. Work Holding, Tool Path, Cutters, Feeds/Speeds etc.
- Topic: home made large bore indexer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 12031
Re: home made large bore indexer
This is probably not large enough, but it is local.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/155749911356?m ... media=COPY
Tim
https://www.ebay.com/itm/155749911356?m ... media=COPY
Tim
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