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Well, I wired it up on AUX Probe 772 and it seems to work. I got a deal on an old Renishaw HPA probe arm and installed it. I had to make a bracket that tied into the headstock to make it stiff enough and it appears to be adequate. The bonus is no axis movement is allowed with the probe arm removed a...

Well, that's not the answer I was hoping for. I do think it would be a great feature to add some time in the future.

Is there an easy way to add an "Optional Stop" and "Block Skip" button to the VCP? I have edited the VCP to add the button images, but I don't see an easy way to make them work. I have looked through the PLC and have found how much code is there for the "Single Block" b...

Thank you!

My lathe has a fairly standard Bijur brand, single shot lube pump and a lube pressure switch. The pump runs off a gear motor that is energized by PLC logic when running a program or in MDI mode. However, the lube pump does not have a lube level switch. I would like to edit the PLC to include logic t...

I would like to setup a tool touch off probe on my OAK controlled lathe. Is there a PDF document for this (typically wiring and parameters)? I've seen the TT-4 probe offered for lathes (https://shopcentroidcnc.com/shop/cnc-probes/oak-allin1dc-mpu11-lathe-tt-4-cnc-tool-touch-off/), but I've only foun...

IDK, just to check and verify the offset didn't change...or make sure you replaced it with the same insert.

OK, I get it...that makes a lot of sense for new tool setup. However, I would imagine someone has or will want to retrofit a machine with an automatic tool arm in the future and it would be nice to have a way to tell the control where the tool arm is (offset from spindle centerline). I could see som...

Is there a way to tell the machine the actual location of the TTO probe when it is not on spindle centerline?

Or, do you have to manually jog the tool so it is near the centerline of the probe each time?

I tried this on three machines (with OAK boards) and it worked flawlessly except for the pop-up window for creating a restore point.

The "Create a Restore Point Now" link in that window points to a "System Restore" and NOT create a restore point.