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Rotating Clockwise I get A positive number.

It looks like this "+34" etc....

The Spindle is turning clockwise in both instances.

Hey Centroid and Centrodians! I have been working on another Acorn project (Lathe) and almost have it up and running. While doing some tests and practicing in Intercon I came across a weird issue. If I program a tuning operation in Intercon and set the spin mode to F/M everything work fine as it sho...

Awesome! It is. The great thing about Centroid, is they are monitoring user posts and feedback. With in reason, they try and incorporate the ideas into their products. Marty I have to say. I have been nothing but impressed with my Acorn. Also, the support from Centroid and the talented and generous...

Awesome!

Wow! Thank you very much for that. I'll copy that to my cncm directory and report back. I really appreciate the detailed description. I plan to take a look at the plc file and cross reference what you did to the content of the file. Hopefully that will give me an idea of what going on and help get ...

Wow, what a fantastic solution to adding a spindle encoder to a Bridgeport Head.

I just need to find some access to another mill to machine the encoder mount and the split collar while mine is apart.

Thank you for sharing!!

That's pretty interesting. Thanks for posting that. Mine doesn't have a ball screw disconnect switch. I was under the impression that the software would be able to disengage that axis on it's own when I activate the 2 axis mode. I think it has something to do with the way the MPG is configured becau...

Hey Centroid. Today I was using my Mill and had a quick job to drill a bunch of holes in one location through some thin sheet. I decided to use my mill in 2 Axis mode and manually lower the Z axis to drill the holes. I set the Control in 2 axis mode, disconnected my Elrod Z axis drive, and setup my ...

bilorn wrote: ↑Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:47 pm Thank you Reed, that did the trick however Windows required a third boot to get the touch screen back!
Hooray, the MPG sure makes setups easier.
Thanks again.

That's great! I'm glad it worked for you!