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That often makes things difficult. You may have to use linear encoders so the motors can track the positions, and you would have to disengage the motors to move the machines manually. Some steppers motors have dual shafts so you can drive the motors with a handwheel, but the motor would still be re...

If/when I do a manual mill-to-CNC conversion, I'll retain the knobs and handles so that quick one-off jobs can still be performed. Many conversion kits I see do away with the handle which is a no-go-in my mind, detracting from versatility and flexibility. That often makes things difficult. You may ...

@automatedingenuities - I'm looking for less of a challenge and more of a bolt together. I see on the PM website that a third party offers a complete kit including clearpath drives for the PM940. Cost wise, the PM940 and the kit together are in the sweet spot of my budget. I appreciate sending me d...

@automatedingenuities - Thanks for the information on that. Have you converted a PM940 to CNC? I have the same restriction on power. Single phase 220. I'm not looking to become a milling shop. I build custom auto parts and accessories for exotic cars (and other things) so my volume is low and my ma...

You have had some good responses here but I was in that same boat, trying to decide which machine to purchase. I took the route of buying a PM940 and am slowly converting it to CNC, with linear rails on the X axis, Y and Z maybe to come in the future. One of the biggest reasons I didn't go with a sc...

There is no way to separate the slow jog rate from the homing rate. The easiest way I can think of is to "roll your own homing file (cncm.hom) using M105/M106 Unfortunately, you have paired axes so what I show below wont work for you "out of the box" for your paired axes but you coul...

Hello All, Is there a way to decrease the homing speed on the X & Z axis without decreasing the slow jog speed? Right now I have my X, & Y axis slow jog set to 5IPM, which is nice and slow and seems pretty accurate for homing, but obviously its very slow for jogging the machine around (on X ...

Steve you have done a beautiful job on your lathe, really nice work. All the time I see lathe conversions but yours actually looks complete with the enclosure you built. I'd be interested in getting the files for your lathe enclosure if you don't mind. Also, I'm very interested in your 6 position to...

Seems like overkill. Are you really going to have 6 machines running at one time? If not, you could lower the specs of the server. Can you set the logical port (not physical) used by cnc12? I would think one Gbit network port (physical) should be enough bandwidth as long as the logical port can be ...

I have searched the forums and cannot find an answer to what I am about to pose, and although it sounds a bit of a crazy idea, it just might work. I have a need for multiple Centroid Acorn boards to run my various CNC machinery. Currently I have 3 CNC machines, a router, a mill, and a lathe. All of ...