Acorn CNC Controller Price Increase of 10% on March 1st

[cnckeith]

Acorn CNC Controller Price Increase.

This is a courtesy announcement for the Acorn DIY CNC community for anyone that has been on the fence about purchasing an Acorn Kit or CNC12 Pro License so they will have time to buy at the current pricing.
Purchase an Acorn CNC controller here https://shopcentroidcnc.com/acorn-cnc-controller/

The new pricing will take effect March 1st 2024

These two items are scheduled for a modest 10% price increase.

1.) Acorn Pro License increase of 10%. New Pro License price $175

2.) Acorn CNC Controller kit increase of 10%. New Kit price: $363


Notes:

- Centroid has held the price of the Acorn CNC Controller hardware kit fixed all through these last three years of inflation.

- During the last three years Acorn CNC12 Mill, Router, Plasma and Lathe Pro have not seen a price increase while significant man hours have gone into feature requests and continued development of CNC12.

- All new versions of CNC12 software have been Free of Charge for Acorn users since the inception of Acorn in 2017

- All existing Acorn CNC12 Licenses work with the new version of CNC12

- CNC12 Licenses are a ‘lifetime’ license. Not a subscription. You own it. It does not require a internet connection and does not ‘call home’.

- Licenses are tied to the Acorn board Not the PC. Install CNC12 and the License on any PC you like (that meets the minimum hardware requirements of course). So, when the PC dies or Hard Drive crashes you don’t have to contact us for a new license. Your license works with the Acorn board.

[Aurelien]

Thank you for this information. It's really appreciated to keep your community informed. A second Acorn CNC kit is leaving for France. After my turn, the milling machine will now be equipped.

[silver2row]

First Off,

Thank you. Secondly, when you are right, you are right. Inflation...

Not that much of a fun topic to chat about now. But, 10% is not all that negative either.

Ordering now!

Seth

[silver2row]

When the Acorn CNC arrives and the license is sent to me, am I allowed to use that specific Acorn with the license?

I do not have the Acorn CNC yet and I ordered the license already.

Seth

P.S. I think when I ordered my first Acorn, I purchased the license later in time. This made it easy to get the serial off the Acorn for licensing. Is there a way to already put the license on the Acorn purchased from the factory?

Okay...I just read what I did not know yet.

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- Licenses are tied to the Acorn board Not the PC.

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Install CNC12 and the License on any PC you like (that meets the minimum hardware requirements of course).

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So, when the PC dies or Hard Drive crashes you don’t have to contact us for a new license.

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Your license works with the Acorn board.

[cnckeith]

Link to the Centroid CNC February Newsletter.

http://newsletter.centroidcnc.com:9000/ ... 9cb710c5d4

[silver2row]

I received an email and a-okay...

Seth

P.S. I will wait on my board to show. Then, license time!

[DeckelHead]

Darn! I just missed the price, apparently. I am on the fence between this and the DDCS Expert. Both have their advantages, it seems, but I originally felt the DDCS was more expensive. However, with the price increase they really are about the same. And given the fact that the software is an integral part of the system and I don't think the 'free' version will suffice, when you add in the extra cost of the Pro, then the Acorn is about 20% more than the Acorn. I'm still not certain about pendants either. If the Acorn will only support a Centroid pendant (this is actually a question), then I think the differential is getting closer to 80 or 100 percent more.

I really wish I saw the Acorn 12 days ago... I'd probably have purchased it, but right now??? I'm not so sure.

[cnckeith]

Darn! I just missed the price, apparently. I am on the fence between this and the DDCS Expert. Both have their advantages, it seems, but I originally felt the DDCS was more expensive. However, with the price increase they really are about the same. And given the fact that the software is an integral part of the system and I don't think the 'free' version will suffice, when you add in the extra cost of the Pro, then the Acorn is about 20% more than the Acorn. I'm still not certain about pendants either. If the Acorn will only support a Centroid pendant (this is actually a question), then I think the differential is getting closer to 80 or 100 percent more.

I really wish I saw the Acorn 12 days ago... I'd probably have purchased it, but right now??? I'm not so sure.

the Centroid Pendant works really well, it is running our firmware which makes all the difference, i've used the same pendant on wincnc and mach , there is no comparison.


you can fully edit the VCP and create your own CNC control console with physical buttons as well.
https://centroidcncforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=5089

[DeckelHead]

Thank you for for the response. I actually am not surprised that it works well. The problem is that I'm adding expense upon expense. The Acorn is already significantly above the cost of some of the alternative, and at some point I have to say that enough is enough. The mill I'm converting already has its limitations so perhaps I should just give up and try something else. This isn't a dig against Centroid, it is just a reality of the cost/benefit for this particular project.

Fundamentally, the Acorn seems to almost require a pendant as touch screens have inherent limitations. That is fine, but the pendant is about 80% of the cost of the Acorn, which basically means that the composite cost is darned near double from the first blush. I can buy the same pendant for roughly half, which helps manage the cost of the conversion. So, if I can use that pendant on the Acorn, at least it keeps Acorn still in the running for the project (which is, actually, my preference). Thankfully, it does seem as though you are saying I can use an off the shelf (similar) pendant. I can work on the microcode on my own.

To me, the most important thing is to be able to jog, creep (handwheel), and get positional feedback on the display. If I can get those functions on a generic wireless pendant, I am happy. If I can get those with custom programming (and there is documentation sufficient to accomplish this task) then I'm still happy. If those abilities are intentionally hidden from me, then that is a debilitating factor that is problematic.

Again, thank you for the response.

[cnckeith]

the MPG is not required to run Acorn at all , for many years we didn't even have it as an option. and many Acorn installs don't use it.

fyi..other low cost diy options are here.
https://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_di ... ntrol.html

and if you don't need the encoder port you can wire up your own mpg wheel to it