Centroid Community CNC Support Forum

Hi to the knowledgeable folks, I have a couple of questions for you regarding this build, regarding the capabilities of the Acorn. First , I would like to operate a C axis. I was taking that for granted, but seeing the hefty pricetag for the option on the Oak, I am not even sure anymore that the Aco...

Hey guys,

Thanks for the comments.

I like using the controls in english but i can have a look at the french version if it helps improving the product, though.

I'll make that english tour of the machine when all the axis are in motion.

Hey I am in the process of fitting a previously manual lathe with a Centroid Acorn board and Clearpath motors. This kind of lathe manufactured by Linz, and a smaller model by Haulin, are made of a welded sheetmetal frame, while the slide rides on ground and nitrided 65mm rods. This setup is known fo...

It worked ! Many thanks For some reason, this post did not appear when I searched (maybe because VirtualControlPanel is attached ?) May I suggest to highlight this further in the installation procedure (pdf comprised); as you get more and more international customers, this issue will pop up again. H...

Hey, Do you mean language settings ? Have not seen that anywhere. Uninstalled, reinstalled many times already. There are a couple of weird things happening : - Whenever I install, the Wizard does not prompt after clicking "finish". The Wizard is present in the C:\cnct folder, but not on th...

Hi,

Yes I have a 1920x1080 display. I can clearly see the room for the vcp on the right hand side of the screen but it won't show.

By the way this happened to me on my first computer also.

I suppose I'm doing something wrong, but ni clue what that is !

Thanks

Hi, Since this is my first post I'll first introduce my project before talking issues. I am through with Mach 3 Turn and turned to Centroid after being introduced by a US teammate. I have recently purchased an Acorn board for use as lathe mode with the intent of retrofitting a Linz lathe (unfortunat...