Acorn retrofit on Novakon torus pro.
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Acorn retrofit on Novakon torus pro.
It's been a while since I installed my Acorn board on my Novakon torus pro. I had issues with Mach 3 so I was looking for something to replace it with that was more reliable. The acorn has been great. The weird issues I had before are gone. Any errors I have been able to trace back to the operator and that's me. It's great that I can now hit the green button and I know the mill will do what it's told to do.
I added a photo of the install. If I add in a 4th axis I will have to relocate the power supply for the acorn but that's about it.
I added a photo of the install. If I add in a 4th axis I will have to relocate the power supply for the acorn but that's about it.
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Re: Acorn retrofit on Novakon torus pro.
Very cool! I have a good friend I've been trying to talk into converting his Torus Pro to Acorn.
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Re: Acorn retrofit on Novakon torus pro.
Awesome. Thanks for sharing your build!
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We can't "SEE" what you see...
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Re: Acorn retrofit on Novakon torus pro.
I'm pretty happy with the retrofit. Looking at the photo I'm somewhat ashamed of how messy the wiring is. I put in some new wiring but I tried to use as much of the original wiring as I could. Some of it is routed a bit odd to avoid interference with the monitor. I also had to figure out what to do with the wiring for the power draw bar. That was mostly easy except for a couple of wires in the end it all worked out though. The power drawbar has it's own internal software.
I should point out that I have the stepper version of the Torus Pro not the servo version.
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Re: Acorn retrofit on Novakon torus pro.
thanks for posting, got some photo of the machine?
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Re: Acorn retrofit on Novakon torus pro.
Photo of the mill from the front.
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Re: Acorn retrofit on Novakon torus pro.
Here is a photo of it doing some cutting. Changing the original nozzle to Locline ones made a big difference in flow rate and chip clearing.
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Re: Acorn retrofit on Novakon torus pro.
right on! thanks for posting.
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Re: Acorn retrofit on Novakon torus pro.
Awesome. I just purchased a novakon torus pro up here in MN and im looking forward to putting acorn on it as well. I have the servo version, but I am told it is acorn compatible due to the parallel PCB board. Im looking at where I should be posting my build thread as I just joined this forum.
Great job!
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Great job!
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Re: Acorn retrofit on Novakon torus pro.
start a thread in the Acorn support forum.
viewforum.php?f=60
title it well so we know what it is about. then start by following these instructions.
viewtopic.php?f=60&t=1043
viewforum.php?f=60
title it well so we know what it is about. then start by following these instructions.
viewtopic.php?f=60&t=1043
Need support? READ THIS POST first. http://centroidcncforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=1043
All Acorn Documentation is located here: viewtopic.php?f=60&t=3397
Answers to common questions: viewforum.php?f=63
and here viewforum.php?f=61
Gear we use but don't sell. https://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_di ... _gear.html
All Acorn Documentation is located here: viewtopic.php?f=60&t=3397
Answers to common questions: viewforum.php?f=63
and here viewforum.php?f=61
Gear we use but don't sell. https://www.centroidcnc.com/centroid_di ... _gear.html