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Hello!
I have recently completed my Acorn conversion of an old Atlas 12x36 lathe. I bought it in pretty rough shape a few years back. The QC gearbox was missing and it had rust on almost every surface. I cleaned it up and added wanted to do a CNC conversion. This video was my inspiration.
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I installed a new shielded cable. This time only 3' long. It seemed to work fine, as it passed the stress test repeatedly. I went back to it a few hours later and it was failing the stress test. Nothing had changed.

I noticed though that the order I started the PC vs the control had an impact. If ...

Thanks Jacob. I have tried all your suggestions and none of them worked, but thank you.
Thanks Scott. I have the K400 not the plus or r variant. I'll try that setpoint software and see if it will work.

Hi guys. I bought a Logitech K400 wireless keyboard and it works, but I can’t get the function keys to work properly.
I’ve downloaded and installed the Options and Options+ applications and they don’t work for me. The keyboard and mouse is connected and functions fine. But in the software it sees ...

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I messed something up and overwrote a file somehow.
When I try to use the One Shot turning button on the VCP, it works, but it adds a second operation for cutting a thread.

I was working in Intercon the other night on this thread and I seem to have overwritten my one shot turning button.
How can ...

No one likes change or spending money they didn’t plan on. But it’s still a tremendous value.

It was working fine. Came back 3 hours later and I’m getting com errors again.

Well I’m seeing com errors again. I replaced the cable with another shielded Ethernet cable and it seemed to work fine.
I have discovered that when I get a com error, I can open the cabinet and wiggle the cable a little and the com errors go away. It’s like the Ethernet receptacle on the Acorn ...

So, if you don’t purchase the current upgrade because you’re happy with the version you have, but the next one looks attractive, will you pay 2x the $79?