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  1. I finally did a retrofit with Centroid Acorn. It...

    I finally did a retrofit with Centroid Acorn. It is much better than Mach3/Mach4. I recommend it to you. I didn't make the wiring diagram but I can supply pictures. It's much easier than it looks....
  2. Okuma Cadet-Made V4020 with OSP700M - Unable to move in manual

    Hello guys,

    I recently acquired a Cadet-Mate V4020 with OSP700M for pretty cheap (scrap weight metal).

    I am completely new to Okuma CNC but I have some knowledge in PLC, HMI, robots and I have...
  3. Re: AL-4824-120-FLX - 120W CO2 - Controller Retrofit and Laser repair ?

    FlexLaser board and motor drivers

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    Laser details

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  4. AL-4824-120-FLX - 120W CO2 - Controller Retrofit and Laser repair ?

    Hello guys,

    Recently got a 120W CO2 laser, 48"x24" laser machine won in an industrial auction.

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  5. Re: AXYZ Millennium Router Acorn Controller Retrofit Build

    Got some help on the Centroid forum by Martyscncgarage, thanks alot to him.

    Yesterday I put +5VDC to positive STEP/DIR/ENA of the drives and the minus one to the Acorn.

    Everything now moves and...
  6. Re: AXYZ Millennium Router Acorn Controller Retrofit Build

    Some updates guys:

    Few pics here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u9j8W6iZijQFjzr6pYBWuxrCBj6sHnM4?usp=sharing

    I prepared the configuration of Windows 10 according to video and...
  7. Re: AXYZ Millennium Router Acorn Controller Retrofit Build

    Good news on my side, finally got the machine!

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    More pictures here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nWqYiXED4xNlsZsNggVuDiYTbOX3Tpvo?usp=sharing

    The machine seems to be in a...
  8. Re: AXYZ Millennium Router Acorn Controller Retrofit Build

    The only weird thing I am seeing regarding the AXI drivers
    and standard driver are the number of pins which doesn't fit.

    Standard drivers often seen:
    Enable -
    Enable +
    Direction -
    Direction...
  9. Re: AXYZ Millennium Router Acorn Controller Retrofit Build

    I heard good things about reliability from AXYZ but take a look at my other thread to see another side of the medal
    (their "support" regarding legacy products and mean responses)

    Yes I had that...
  10. Re: Finally had enough of MACH 3 and thinking about Acorn - First question

    Didn't saw anything regarding Serial communication with Acorn. However, there's a board Ether1616 adding alot
    of Inputs/Outputs (up to 56) that have a Serial connector (SERIAL 1) on it but they...
  11. AXYZ Millennium Router Acorn Controller Retrofit Build

    Hello everyone, about 3 years ago I bought a small router table (AXYZ Millennium)
    from an industrial auction. You can follow a thread I started for
    more infos and details on this other thread here...
  12. Re: Looking for an independant CNC technician in or near Toronto, ON!

    Hello,

    I am located about 1hr drive from Quebec city and looking to convert my machine too. See my post in signature. It seems the best to convert is the ESS Smooth Stepper or the Centroid Acorn....
  13. Re: How to cut a long foam hole - like in foam pool noodles

    For sure it would be necessary to extract the fumes and/or use a high quality mask-respirator, the gas out from that will be dangerous.

    For the cost needed to try it on a small sample, you should...
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    Re: DIY Servo press

    I've seen some calculations here:

    https://mechextreme.blogspot.com/p/design-symbol.html

    if gear reducer is used, depending of ratio it could use a smaller servo size and power.

    some formulas...
  15. Re: AXYZ Millennium router - good things to know if you have one

    According to my understanding yes you need to send the GCode from Vectric via ToolPath software
    to your machine. If there's another method without changing the controller I am all in. I wish I could...
  16. Re: AXYZ Millennium router - good things to know if you have one

    I just acquire another machine (conventionnal knee mill) to go in my garage and
    I wish to use more my router in the upcoming future and switching to newer controller
    will make it alot easier and...
  17. Re: AXYZ Millennium router - good things to know if you have one

    I confirm it's RS485 connection between the machine and computer.
    There's a converter box. See picture attached.

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  18. Re: AXYZ Millennium router - good things to know if you have one

    not sure if RS232 or RS485. I will check that out and post a picture of it. Should have some time in the next days to take a look
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    Re: DIY Laser engraver/cutter

    You have a pretty neat setup.

    I wish to add laser system to my CNC router one day. However, I will need to update
    my controller I suppose to be able to control the ON/OFF of the PWM laser...
    ...
  20. Re: How to cut a long foam hole - like in foam pool noodles

    cutting a hole long like this (2 meters) would need a pretty huge machine and some kind of weird jig system.

    I think what you should take a look instead is a hot cutting wire for foam. making some...
  21. Glass Cutting CNC CSM Technologies Piccola L70R Made in Italy

    eBay link:
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Glass-Cutting-CNC-CSM-Technologies-Piccola-L70R-Made-in-Italy/124474541937?hash=item1cfb42c771:g:tIkAAOSw-IRfzYb3


    CSM Technologies Piccola L70R glass...
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    Re: Breakout board advice needed

    if you are talking about the ESS board, it's well explained in their FAQ
    https://warp9td.com/index.php/documentation/doc-ess#EssExternalPower
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    I have the same machine more-or-less, see my...

    I have the same machine more-or-less, see my signature below. Me too I wish to switch to a more recent controller because the ToolPath software and AMC system from AXYZ is very old and time consuming...
  24. I would be please to receive that. The only...

    I would be please to receive that. The only documentation I have right now is some I was able to found and had to translate from Russian...
  25. Re: AXYZ Millennium router - good things to know if you have one

    Did you kept the motor drivers and just change the board ?

    I wish I could change the main board because it's a bit of a pain sometimes using that old AMC controller... (tool change, origin setup,...
  26. I am not trolling. According to all the chinese...

    I am not trolling. According to all the chinese machinery I bought over the years thats my mantra.. I am not looking to bash or criticize but telling the truth.
  27. Re: Anyone bought laser cutter from robotecnc

    I don't have a laser. However, like pretty much all chinese industrial products, cost/quality is not too bad but don't expect same quality as reliable manufacturer.

    Be ready to troubleshoot,...
  28. AXYZ Millennium router - good things to know if you have one

    Hello all,

    I make this post pretty much for the future because I found there are not alot of informations on this machine
    even if the company sold quite few of them. Since the machine is kind of...
  29. Re: Glass cutting table conversion or sell ?

    Few weeks later... I just bought another CNC (AXYZ Millennium), will have a post something about it soon, will give the link here...

    As for the glass cutting machine;

    I am currently taking a...
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    Re: AXYZ ToolPath issue

    What I liked about that DynoMotion controller, it looks like to be pretty open-source.

    The controller is programmed in C. Everything seems to be possible to modify. It's not a black box
    like so...
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