Centroid Community CNC Support Forum

First acorn kit just arrived. Second one is enroute as I write. And of course several more machines to convert but I wanted to get these two going first. Before I get to my topic I have to comment the quality of Centroid product is outstanding. My question is about the pendent. I really don’t see th...

Looks like I found my answer. The oak can run ac servos and the All-in-One cannot. So the oak would be the goto board for this machine. Price isn’t too bad either up to 8 axis. Not that I’d ever use that many but it’s more than adequate.

I’m not sure if it matters with acorn software since I am waiting for my initial pro digitizing bundle to arrive but I’ve noticed that the all in one has a maximum servo capacity of 4nm and 15amps. Is this because the drivers are built into the motion control? I’m looking into servos for another bui...

Belden has some quality shielded wire at a reasonable price. I seem to order more than I think and end up with less than I need. In a pinch I did shield my own wire on one machine I was getting excessive noise inside the cabinet. I wrapped those wires in aluminum foil and soldered a ground wire to f...

Nice work. I had one of those lathes. Unfortunately many issues and it had to ship back to grizzly. Now with a bt1337g it is a bit more complex to convert. Something I am debating while I am finishing switching all my mills to acorn. I like how clean it looks a very nice install.

Curious. Can these encoders be added to existing steppers? I imagine it would improve accuracy in some way. I have a couple mills with dual shaft Nema 34’s I would like to add encoders if it’s possible and of course if it is beneficial. I’d be more than willing to experiment if it’s worth the effort...