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- Tue Oct 12, 2021 6:32 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: One PC for multiple Acorns?
- Replies: 25
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Re: One PC for multiple Acorns?
Mill and lathe are in separate directories so just install and select the shortcut you want if only running 1 mill and 1 lathe. Just move the ethernet cable between the 2 acorns. For multiple mills I wrote a couple of batch files, the format is pretty easy to follow. 1. Copy both mill1.bat and mill...
- Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:07 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: cnc12 free version z ref question
- Replies: 1
- Views: 845
cnc12 free version z ref question
Hello, I noticed that the free version only has center bore as a probe option. Is their no z ref? Its not clear to me if I use tool 3 as a probe if I will be able to use it to touch off the work piece. I'm guessing I can still use Auto Tool Height Measurement to find the machine coordinate of the wo...
- Fri Jul 17, 2020 3:22 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Acorn Carousel Tool Changer
- Replies: 45
- Views: 20017
Re: Acorn Carousel Tool Changer
I used the reduction ratio to increase torque of the stepper. This reduced the jerk in start stop motion. As you can imagine the moment of inertia of a full carousel is significant. I have since upgraded to a larger frame stepper. I would imagine that with a DMM servo you will need to step down sig...
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:57 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Acorn Carousel Tool Changer
- Replies: 45
- Views: 20017
Re: Acorn Carousel Tool Changer
Marty, Here you go, finished the reduction ratio 3:1 with 3Nm closed loop stepper. I loaded carousel up will all the tool holders I currently have (7). It performs a lot better. Regards, Michael https://youtu.be/-M4MiuytdC0 Michael awesome machine! Did the reduction ratio fix the problem of the 4th...