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As I am learning motr about it I am thinking that the existing motor is old and likely not built to handle the VFD. I will not use it.
It is 1/2 hp.

I am thinking a 1-1/2 hp 3450 RPM motor with a reduction ratio to the spindle.

I have an old Craftsman Atlas lathe and I am thinking about converting it to a CNC lathe.

Currently the speed is adjusted with belt and pulley but I want to drive the spindle with a VFD and motor

The VFD's look to be around $100 or so dollars.

I don't know if I can use the motor that is on the ...

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I have the Macro programming manuals

I will also read the Tech Bullitans

Thank you

In the macro files I see a note to

Please see TB300 for tips on writing custom macros.

Where can I find that information?

I need to put the Mfunc6 on the back burner for a while and move on.

Centroid runs BEAUTIFULLY as is but with a minor inconvience of operating a bit Old School with work flow process. I am still very happy with Centroid.

I ran a small job yesterday and Centroid performed nicely.

I will succeed on ...

I am working on one with the auto moveable touch plate.

I will change a couple of mesages to make more sense to me.

Tomorrow is yet another day.

I made my plastic touch plate and wired it into acorn. Works like a charm. I don't wonder why, because I am just now setting up Acorn for the first time, and what I was using on Mach3 worked just as well.

Glad you guys bullied me into it. Thanks for that one. Much easier and faster.

I will start ...

ShawnM wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2025 11:13 am

Sword wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2025 12:54 am Just don't use the Teflon coated ones!

I have a nice soft plastic one that will not chip my cutters.

I will use a dead worn cutter from the scrap carbide bin as a test piece.

I am going to make a cheap conductive plate today and I will use the Mfunc6-Clint - unmodified, just to get past the movable touch plate thing.

I am not into trying to do things the hard way. When I was using Mach3 I had a mechanical touch probe to touch off. That device will not work here.

Once I get this activity working I will definately use a simple touch plate. I don't have one now. Setting part zero will be much easier. I have never used one before and I think it is just a simple conductive plate. What do you guys use?