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My personal preference - silicone waterproof with a track pad and full numeric keypad

https://www.wetkeys.com/Touchpad-Plus-W ... 06t-bk.htm

@PhilipTrueman, you should start your own thread instead of hijacking someone else's. From the manual: 13.21 M41, M42, M43 - Select Spindle Gear Range (Macros) M41, M42, and M43 have no default actions, and therefore custom macros must be defined for these M codes in order to make this feature work....

Increase the feedrate or the depth of cut to make chips break.

Well, since you posted in the Centroid CNC forum, you are halfway to a solution. The next part of the fix is here: https://centroidcnc.com/

Could be a bad encoder. Could be a slipping coupling. Could be a bad electrical connection. Could be a bad power supply. Could be a bad encoder port.

Or, you can switch to an Acorn6 that has multiple encoder inputs.

You'll have to set your Ethernet adapter fixed IP address as well.

The easiest way is to just copy the CNCT and Intercon directories from the old drive to the new one. No need to reinstall anything or restore reports. Be sure to run the tuner and check for communication errors.

Not relevant. The only thing Centroid cares about is the spindle.

PhilipTrueman wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:40 am One thing that doesn't happen is that the spindle doesn't change speed as the tool goes to a smaller diameter.

Marc already explained this. At 1000 meters/min, you are already at your max rpm at the stock diameter. There is no way for the spindle to increase any more when the part gets smaller.