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by fusion
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...
by fusion
Fri Jun 16, 2023 10:39 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Pendent Manual Milling??
Replies: 11
Views: 829

Re: Pendent Manual Milling??

garybergin288 wrote: Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:35 pm
fusion wrote: Tue Jun 13, 2023 10:56 am I do that ALL the time. Probably more than CNC control. It works great.
do you use the centroid pendent or are you using a different one?
I do use the centroid pendent. It's really great for me.
by fusion
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.
by fusion
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.
by fusion
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...
by fusion
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
by fusion
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
by fusion
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...
by fusion
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.