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by suntravel
Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:41 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: New to ATC turret macro writing. need help please?
Replies: 29
Views: 3355

Re: New to ATC turret macro writing. need help please?

Well I set up rigid tapping for min. 800 rpm and also never broke a tap. Small taps up to M4 are running with 2000-3000 rpm on my mill and lathe... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddujlGVCCsM But I must admit, my main job is chasing fractions of a second on production machines, and even on hobby I d...
by suntravel
Fri Jun 17, 2022 2:36 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: New to ATC turret macro writing. need help please?
Replies: 29
Views: 3355

Re: New to ATC turret macro writing. need help please?

Setting up rigid tapping in Acorn is stupid easy, only to slow for my taste with default settings. Works also with 400 and 1000 lines encoders and high speed. Acorn is a very fast CNC, no compare to other DIY hardware and software ;) Go on and make great stuff with it, the faster your hardware can d...
by suntravel
Fri Jun 17, 2022 2:16 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: New Build, PM2700 lathe with Acorn, Videos and Photos <upgraded to AC servos>
Replies: 93
Views: 87075

Re: New Build, PM2700 lathe with Acorn, Videos and Photos <upgraded to AC servos>

Hi,

you can just use M2.5 Tips made for dial indicators like me.

The shaft is a cheap ER16 Toolholder with 20mm shaft.

Chuck is a precision one from Bison, repeats in a 0,02mm range

Uwe
by suntravel
Fri Jun 17, 2022 12:30 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: WMPG Macros
Replies: 19
Views: 2466

Re: WMPG Macros

Well my POV is different. By a lets say Nakamura with fanuc, you get around 3000 or more pages manuals and technical information with it and can do less customizing than with a Acorn DIY CNC... Acorn is just a very good DIY CNC for a small price tag. Documentation is much better than on other DIY CN...
by suntravel
Fri Jun 17, 2022 11:52 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: New to ATC turret macro writing. need help please?
Replies: 29
Views: 3355

Re: New to ATC turret macro writing. need help please?

Take a look at Peck Tapping cycle, needs just 10 seconds to program ;)

There is no need for fusion 360 with 2 axis lathe parts. I bet it is faster with Intercon than fusion 360 to get a part running on the lathe :mrgreen:

Uwe
by suntravel
Fri Jun 17, 2022 11:34 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: New to ATC turret macro writing. need help please?
Replies: 29
Views: 3355

Re: New to ATC turret macro writing. need help please?

Glad you found the info's you need.

Acorn is a powerful DIY CNC, if you dive into PLC and macro programming, you can do lots of things with it.

Uwe
by suntravel
Fri Jun 17, 2022 11:13 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Miyano BNC-34R Lathe Potenial Conversion
Replies: 1
Views: 318

Re: Miyano BNC-34R Lathe Potenial Conversion

Acorn has everything to control a 2 axis lathe with turret.

But I dont know if you can make the Axis drives work with Acorn. If you replace them with new Servos It would be no problem to get everything working.

Uwe
by suntravel
Fri Jun 17, 2022 10:33 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: wireless mpg communication problems
Replies: 24
Views: 3537

Re: wireless mpg communication problems

Report looks ok for the WMPG, but lot of resends.

Maybe you have to send the WMPG to Centroid, to check it.

Uwe
by suntravel
Fri Jun 17, 2022 6:06 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: WMPG Macros
Replies: 19
Views: 2466

Re: WMPG Macros

Better PLC version: ; IF MpgMacro1_M THEN SV_SYS_MACRO = 1 IF (ChuckFootPedal_I || MpgMacro1_M ) && !SpindleEnableOut_M THEN (ChuckFootPedal_PD) simple change of these two lines makes the WMPG "Macro 1" buttom to act like a foot pedal. opens and closes the cuck with only one buttom...
by suntravel
Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:39 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: WMPG Macros
Replies: 19
Views: 2466

Re: WMPG Macros

Ok. I tested on my lathe to open / close the chuck with the WMPG. Set Output 7 to CloseChuck and Output 8 to OpenChuck in the Wizard With the VCP the outputs are activated for 3s, because parameter 992 is set to 3000 Macro for the WMPG N100 M94 /6 G4 P4 N1000 opens chuck like the VCP and second macr...