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- Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:48 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: If you were to get a mill and convert it to CNC, what would you get?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 20227
Re: If you were to get a mill and convert it to CNC, what would you get?
I bought a scrapped Haas Minimill, and removed all the electronics that were left. I then installed a very simple set of stepper motors and Acorn control, and it has been bullet proof for more than a year. I get 200 ipm and the simplicity of steppers was a good match for my lack of money and technic...
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 10:39 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Pendent Manual Milling??
- Replies: 11
- Views: 829
Re: Pendent Manual Milling??
I do use the centroid pendent. It's really great for me.garybergin288 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:35 pmdo you use the centroid pendent or are you using a different one?
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 10:56 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Pendent Manual Milling??
- Replies: 11
- Views: 829
Re: Pendent Manual Milling??
I do that ALL the time. Probably more than CNC control. It works great.
- Mon May 03, 2021 11:09 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Just purchased the wireless MPG - better than MPGs on MACH 3?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2585
Re: Just purchased the wireless MPG - better than MPGs on MACH 3?
I have one on my mill at home, and I love it. It is just as precise as the MPGs on the Haas machines where I work. Plus its better for setups since you can set it on the table while your leaning inside the machine putting eyes on the tool or setup.
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 1:05 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Budget touch probe options?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7842
I use a conductive probe with great success
Here is a drawing of the probe I made. In practice it seems to be as accurate as a mechanical edge finder. I followed the probe setup described in the centroid PDF for probes. I also made a tool setter that works with the same input. Probe Assembly.JPG 20210121_115648.jpg To use the tool setter, I m...
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:12 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Loosing home position after Estop. (RESOLVED)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3551
Re: Loosing home position after Estop.
Is there a way to rehome the mill without powering the machine down? Can it be done without losing your place in the program?
Thanks!
Mike
Thanks!
Mike
- Sat May 16, 2020 11:52 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: quill on cnc benchtop mill
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2539
Re: quill on cnc benchtop mill
Franco has a good video on this.
https://youtu.be/SzDwRP3_zjc
https://youtu.be/SzDwRP3_zjc
- Mon May 11, 2020 11:07 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Had a problem with Tool Check and Clint's Router M6 Macros
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1531
- Sun May 10, 2020 9:30 pm
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Had a problem with Tool Check and Clint's Router M6 Macros
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1531
Had a problem with Tool Check and Clint's Router M6 Macros
Hello, I was machining a part with 4 tools in the program, and I was on the second tool. This tool was a woodruff keyseat cutter and I was cutting a long groove in aluminum. I noticed the tool was loading with aluminum and at the end of the first pass, I pressed Tool Check. The mill went to the Z to...
- Wed May 06, 2020 9:05 am
- Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
- Topic: Pro license file never sent
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2820
Re: Pro license file never sent
My license went into my spam folder too.