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Echoing what Dana said: When you 'move the axis 1" away', and the DRO display changes from 0.9270 to 1.9270, did the X axis actually move 1"? I.e. did you go from the tool touching the 0.927" diameter, to having one inch of daylight between the tool and the 0.927" diameter? If so...

What is your desire to have spindle orient? With all due respect, please see the subject line of this thread, and see G76 in the Mill operator's manual. The G76 "Fine Boring" cycle feeds a single-point boring tool down a hole. When it reaches the bottom, it stops the spindle; orients the ...

I think you are correct on the resistor. Though barely visible I thought it looked like one. Any idea what purpose it is providing for the current setup? It enables quicker deceleration from high RPMs, giving the GS3 drive a place to dump excess energy it has taken in from the motor. It is not a fa...

. I can add the braking resistor and board Automation recommended. . The only unclear point is whether the Automation board allows control of spindle orientation via it's rpm feature. . Perhaps can do spindle orientation with the rpm feature and the rest is PLC work or some other coding? . Yes, I d...

To get back to the problem at hand, though: you might well want to experiment with an air cylinder on the spindle "brake" handle. Be aware, though that on the Atrump B6FC head, that is probably a spindle lock (pushing a pin into one of a series of holes), and not a friction brake. You woul...

The spindle encoder is allowing you to do rigid tapping. Without it you would only be able to tap with a tension/compression holder.

The spindle encoder would also allow you to see actual spindle RPM in the status window (instead of commanded RPM), if you set Parameter 78 = 1.

See also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kanwt4XJHtM (but turn your volume down, sorry).

That one is running with Allin1DC and CNC11.

See https://www.centroidcnc.com/hardinge_chnc.htm and also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8k6LMNt_A4 There might be some work required to combine the most recent CNC12 / Allin1DC PLC-program features with the existing logic for the Hardinge turret and other accessories, but there are really no un...

Look up Machine Parameter 1 in the Lathe operator's manual.

Typically, with front-mounted tooling, you set Parameter 1 = 3. With rear-mounted tooling, you set Parameter 1 = 0.

No.

If you want to slow down all your rapids, you can go to Machine Configuration -> Jog Parameters table and reduce the numbers in the Max Rate column.