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Below my details to the right my location reads Clearwater, Fl. It will not include the Hypertherm plasma cutter, you'll have to provide your own plasma cutter.

Here's a link to the Google album I started when I retrofit the machine. https://photos.app.goo.gl/1XDojEkMjEMsyuyM7

Food for thought, Centroid provides a tech bulletin on how to properly set up your turns ratio that is current and updated as of February of 2024. You are watching a video that is 6 years old and not really that relevant to today's software or apparently easy to follow. All that was needed was a sea...

Post a current report from the machine please.

Please post a current report from the machine so we can see how it's set up. What drives are you using? What wiring diagram did you follow? We need much more info to be able to help.

When you start missing steps or get no motor movement one day you'll understand why CENTROID, the manufacturer of the controller, tells you to wire 5V STEPPER drives to the DB25. Good luck. You've been warned.....twice.

I cant believe that an ATC spindle does not have signal/sensors for collet open and tool in holder. How else would the software know if an actual tool change took place or took place correctly? Can you post a manual for this spindle? I don't even see that model on their website. It should have temp ...

cnckeith wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:57 pm Hello!
the solution to your problem is here.
https://shopcentroidcnc.com/acorn-cnc-controller/

LOL, now that's funny.

Why would it be any different? Because they are both different types of outputs to drive different types of motors. Do they work connected to the Acorn headers? Nope. Why you ask? Because those are 5v stepper drives that are to be wired to the DB25. As noted all over this forum, stepper drives are w...

What's that? :lol: Just kidding, you have to experiment with the counterbalance for sure to get it right. The counter balance will certainly work. With your pulleys and cables you can easily determine the amount of force or weight you need to balance it. Once you calculate it with dead weight you ca...

I would certainly wonder about why the builder chose that motor. The Clearpath motors are AWESOME when you spec out the correct motor size for the loads and speeds. I just Googled the part number for your mill and it looks a lot like a Grizzly G0704 I used to have. Can you add a 5:1 or 10:1 gearbox ...