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by GBCues
Sun Dec 27, 2020 4:25 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Acorn suitability for small 4 axis lathe.
Replies: 27
Views: 10829

Re: Acorn suitability for small 4 axis lathe.

viewtopic.php?f=57&t=4212&p=34039&hilit ... 4039[url] [/url]Richard70 used a stepper motor to drive his lathe spindle in this project:
by GBCues
Sun Dec 27, 2020 4:08 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Acorn suitability for small 4 axis lathe.
Replies: 27
Views: 10829

Re: Acorn suitability for small 4 axis lathe.

You are in the right place to get answers from Centroid, but it IS a holiday weekend, and a long weekend for most.
by GBCues
Thu Dec 17, 2020 3:12 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Mill/Lathe Board Testing
Replies: 4
Views: 1949

Re: Mill/Lathe Board Testing

You are however restricted from running both Router and Mill on the same PC with the new beta 4.59 software. I assume the same restriction will remain when production version 4.6 is released.
FYI
by GBCues
Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:50 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: broken acorn encoder plug?
Replies: 5
Views: 2576

Re: broken acorn encoder plug?

Sorry, it's not clear, but did you power cycle your Acorn board? If you just plugged in the same or a different encoder cable with the board powered up, I would expect errors.
HTH
by GBCues
Sun Nov 22, 2020 7:00 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Jump of the X or Y axes when I disconnect the power.
Replies: 3
Views: 1750

Re: Jump of the X or Y axes when I disconnect the power.

gperezm
You posted your question in the wrong place. You want to re-post it to the main forum, not here.
Hope this helps
by GBCues
Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:30 am
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: New Build: Emco PC5 CNC Lathe
Replies: 18
Views: 8755

Re: New Build: Emco PC5 CNC Lathe

Helpful as always
Thanks!
Gary
by GBCues
Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:30 am
Forum: Acorn CNC Knowledge Base Videos
Topic: New Build: Emco PC5 CNC Lathe Start to Finish!
Replies: 16
Views: 17853

Re: New Build: Emco PC5 CNC Lathe

Helpful as always
Thanks!
Gary
by GBCues
Thu Nov 12, 2020 12:31 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: New Build: Emco PC5 CNC Lathe
Replies: 18
Views: 8755

Re: New Build: Emco PC5 CNC Lathe

Hi Marty, Another great video, thanks! A couple of questions: I too use an E-Stop contactor, but I have run my Line through the contact, not Neutral/Common. I'm wondering what the difference is. I keep hearing about using "snubbers" but have never seen such a device advertised (at least by...
by GBCues
Thu Nov 12, 2020 12:31 pm
Forum: Acorn CNC Knowledge Base Videos
Topic: New Build: Emco PC5 CNC Lathe Start to Finish!
Replies: 16
Views: 17853

Re: New Build: Emco PC5 CNC Lathe

Hi Marty, Another great video, thanks! A couple of questions: I too use an E-Stop contactor, but I have run my Line through the contact, not Neutral/Common. I'm wondering what the difference is. I keep hearing about using "snubbers" but have never seen such a device advertised (at least by...
by GBCues
Tue Nov 10, 2020 1:53 pm
Forum: Centroid Acorn CNC Controller
Topic: Reliable Proximity sensors
Replies: 7
Views: 3182

Re: Reliable Proximity sensors

I'd like to know why you are replacing them? Proximity sensors are known to be very accurate. There are different types though: Capacitance, Inductive, and Magnetic among others and they work best in different applications. How are you mounting them? The correct way is for the trigger to move across...