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All Acorn documentation.

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Tool Setting Options For Routers and Mills

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Successful User Macro Repository

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Tuning and Calibrating Spindle Speed with a VFD (inverter)

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Output Control Both Auto and Manual < Acorn tech support review >

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Steps per Revolution and Overall Turns Ratio, don't do it like Mach did it!

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Acorn ATC Overview....Updated 4-15-21

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Contour Shuttle Express & Shuttle Pro V.2 & Wireless MPG

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ALL Acorn Documentation, Acorn Knowledge Base and Advanced forum SEARCH

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DB9 and DB25 break out boards

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No Heartbeat LED? DON'T BE SO QUICK TO DEBRICK!

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Quick Tip: IF you have Home/Limit Switches, here is an example and description on setting them up

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Explanation of Open Collector

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Quick Tip: Creating and Restoring from a Report file

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Encoder Basics

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Stepping through troubleshooting & configuring Acorn for a router with user Arturo

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Rigid Tapping instructions and setup info for Mill or Lathe

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Glossary of Terms

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Acorn Not Powering Up (Multiple Power Supply Usage)

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Acorn Schematics, CNC Software Downloads, Install Video Links

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No heartbeat from Acorn - Resolved -See Original post

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Axis Calibration

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BACKUP YOUR CNC12 on a USB Stick!

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RPM SENSOR (CNC12 Version 4.64 and above)

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Laser Setup and Information

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Contour Shuttle Express

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Gang Lathe Rear Approach Toolpath Problem <resovled>

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VFD Voltage/RPM fluctuating

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Windows PC file sharing/transfer between two PC's

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Backlash test method (By cncsnw)

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