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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: 379
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...
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:18 pm
- Forum: Success Stories
- Topic: 3 Axis Milling on a Converted Prototrak DPM
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5864
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:26 pm
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Software enhancements request
- Replies: 77
- Views: 37275
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...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 3:02 pm
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Software enhancements request
- Replies: 77
- Views: 37275
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.
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 11:11 am
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Software enhancements request
- Replies: 77
- Views: 37275
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...
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:51 am
- Forum: Success Stories
- Topic: 3 Axis Milling on a Converted Prototrak DPM
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5864
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...
- 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: 11475
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
- Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:16 pm
- Forum: Machining Strategies. Work Holding, Tool Path, Cutters, Feeds/Speeds etc.
- Topic: home made large bore indexer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11475
Re: home made large bore indexer
Dean, I am making true involute splines. I am using tools from https://adventtoolusa.com/ . The holder was under $200 and the inserts are about $45 and you get two cutting edges. In the video, I would using a YAUSA SUDX-220. It looks like that has a 42mm bore, or 1.65in. I guess that would have not ...
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 2:02 pm
- Forum: Machining Strategies. Work Holding, Tool Path, Cutters, Feeds/Speeds etc.
- Topic: home made large bore indexer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11475
Re: home made large bore indexer
Dean, I don't think it is worth the effort. Watch the local auctions (you are pretty close to me) and look for a CNC indexer. I got an 8in for under $400. It was to big for my application, so I sold it and purchased a really nice 6in unit. Check out my video where I used the 8in unit. https://youtu....
- Sat Dec 10, 2022 1:03 pm
- Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
- Topic: Allin1DC Normally Closed Probe (Solved)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2658
Re: Allin1DC Normally Closed Probe
I found a solution to the problem. Basically I gave up:) It seems that there is no simple way to make a NC probe work with an Allin1DC. I reached out to Centroid directly and I was told to buy some tech help at $90 an hour. Looking at the KP-3 probe, it is also a Normally closed probe, but yet they ...