Centroid is breaking barriers and the perfect example of implementing disruptive market forces that benefit the industry and the end users. Really like how Centroid has taken the time to explore details many ignore. Hope too see your at PRI in a few weeks.

I really love how the software plays music at the end of every cycle. I didn't know the kit included speakers.

I thank God that you exist and allow me to share. thank you.

Beauty! Your cross slide/tool post is deflecting quite a bit during the drilling operations...

IT'S ABOUT TIME i have seen soo many people do a run and even on a completed area such as the thick base there programming simply went over it again and again 15 complete cycles start to finish funny thing they were building a pawn the builder did an exceptional job building his cnc and that part simply confused me for the wasted time

Wow its really amazing..can you give me the breakout board and wiring circuits.. Mainly need how to axis calibration

I would like to see some exploded diagrams; that would show exactly "how" to install the "X" and "Y" modifications using stepper or servo motors. I bought a Grizzly lathe that looks very much like this one. I am very excited about doing this to the lathe; and also to my Grizzly mill, which is just to the right of the lathe. Not sure how it would work on the 'Z" axis on the mill. What with the "knee" and "quill" affecting "Z". But I am sure there is a way. Wow I cant get over this video. It has enlightened me so much. I found out about "Centroid" and its "Acorn" controller by accident; after ordering parts for my new "OpenBuilds,com" mini mill; using "Clear Path" motors. I fell in love with them. But I never dreamed how easy it would be; once one got the installation and mastery of the software behind us; when it comes to metal lathes and mills. Not to mention that I am a "Chess" player and I AM going to make 'em out of brass! GAR-OWN-TEED!. "If (of course) My Lord is willing and the creek don't rise!" Technology is running faster than a speeding Jet plane. Praise Jesus! Wow!

nice . i do have a question though , has anyone run the acorn in a mill/turn configuration?

Great video, but tell me more about that cylinder head at 1:02 on the video?

Great Video! Shows what you can do with AcornCNC. Like the Control Box setup.

Really impressed by this CNC software. How would Acorn handle a part with holes in one continous bar stock on both ends and threads inside each? Would this program prompt you to manually turn the bar around and then program re-center to the 2nd end or would we have to create two different files which would pick up where the 1st file left off?

That lathe looks similar to the Chinese lathe that I purchases years ago. With modifications. Is there information out there on modifying such a lathe.

Looks awesome ! Really interesting step-up from Mach3, especially the incomplete lathe mode. Please show us some integration with Clearpath servos !

18:47 is that a custom tap holder?

16:59 that drill's swinging side to side, I bet it puts a strange ID taper on the threads, increasing outward as if to bottom of cone. Maybe readjust the tool holder in line?

Great job, I am planning to purchased Centroid CNC kit , and retrofit mi lathe machine, May I know What is the Specs of spindle motor and stepper motor Thank you very much

What a fantastic program to run! Would you be willing to share the gcode file for that pawn? I'm getting a CNC lathe up and running for a friend and I'd love to run this as our benchmark.

15:55 what is it mean g0 g1(hobbymachine codes/cadcam) or even fanuc g2 g3 g71 g72 g73 g74 g75 g81 g83 g84 g32

I am a hobby machinist and I am impressed with Acorn video presentation. I have a CNC Router now with Mach 3/UCCNC. I also have a manual lathe. I have been researching what control to use to convert the lathe to CNC. I was really thinking of buying Mach 4 but after I saw this video, looks like I am leaning more towards Acorn now. I already bought DMN servos and a VFD. Right now the lathe has a 3HP 3 phase induction motor. I was thinking of changing it to an Inverter Duty Motor. (Any recommendation what motor to use?) TO: Centroid - Do you happen to have a list of part you used to convert the lathe to CNC? Thank you.

you mention you might have replaced the steppers with Clear Path --- can you recommend a Clear Path model# for a 9" x 30" lathe, assuming I want to go with Acorn (which I do, BTW) ??

will acorn run threads with just the encoder and a fixed spindle speed ?? or does it require a vfd for variable speed?

What brand of monitor do you have there is it touch screen?

Amazing! Great demo. Thanks for sharing. Newbie question - how does it know where the cutting end/tip of the drillbit and tap are in their chucks? Is there some depth calibration on the chuck side?

I too noticed the drill it flexing as it drilled which the center drill did too, which was the start of the problem. Also the tap flexed as it went into the hole so you can see the bore is off center. Is that many a little play in the nut in axis when the center drill started? Do you have ball screws or acme rod in the machine?

10:21 yes thats how you do part. program final shape with GCODE use g71 g72 g73 g70 LOL no need cadcam all measures are in drawing just enter gcode

Excellent video! Question: When the software pauses for a tool change, does it allow you to jog the cutter and touch off an axis? When changing end mills, I would like to touch off on the z axis after I change a tool to reset the z reference, and then resume operation. I'm using LinuxCNC now, and it is not easy to do this. It would be great if Centroid 12 allowed this. Thanks.

Ok, I really like it. I've spent $300 on your Acorn controller, and planing the spindle encoder. Q: Does CNC12 handle this or do I have to spend an additional $140 on Acorn Lathe "Pro" to do threading with the encoder?

Very cool, thanks for sharing and nice feature with the rigid tapping. I am guessing here but isn´t the threading tapping cycle synched on the index signal from the spindle and there is only one/turn? Is it possible to do double threads, if yes, how? I have never done it and don´t know the procedure, just asking out of curiostity. :) Btw, do you provide a fully functioning lathe post processor for Fusion360?

what model, brand is the tap holder?

Esta chido.!!!

Thanks for the demonstration. .. I'm really considering the move to Centroid. Why does the threading tool not come out of the thread at the end of the threading pass ... It stays in there and cuts a sharp groove which is not always wanted. Can it do multiple thread starts? Thanks again!

Hey, I'm seriously considering the Acorn for my next lathe build, enough with mach 3 turn. If using a clearpath integral as spindle motor, will the Centroid software support C-axis indexing for drilling holes with a toolpost milling spindle ? That would be awesome. Thanks

Hi, what model spindle encoder are you using for the threading ?

How much

How difficult would it be to configure a 3rd stepper (or servo) to run a rotating turret automatic tool changer (Existing DynaMyte 3000 hardware uses BCD on 6 position tool post)?

13:49 yes yes but change cutting speed now and run same thread again xD. can it do what 100k machines cant do. you are locked on your RPM what you picked you need cut same rpm untill its finished even it shatter.cant change rpm

on this threading demo are using feed screw or the threading screw ?

Is the PC software available to run on Linux, like the CNC10? I have to be honest, I really like the Centroid control, but the switch to using Windows as the host PC really turned me off. I bought the CNC10 system back in 2004 because it was Linux based, and I never regretted that.

What is the purpose of the rod protruding from the carriage toward the headstock?

Any idea what size lathe that is?

9:08 amateurs do that long setup.it cut better and hold better when its shorter setup. you have your tool that go closest to chuck. your parting tool. use it to take workoffset lol then you can use that parting tool set up correct lenght and i bet setup get 2x shorter i bet. tools last longer better finish

Please don't diss the original owner there motor mounts probably would of worked just fine. It sucks people who are into cnc have a personality disorder where they get an ego boost from pointing out that someone else is knowledgably incapable of them

just funny thing i looked website. Limited to 50Kb G-code file size. that tells ALOT it uses million lines g0 g1 make part not g71 so its doing same like cadcam(hobbyway).i tell you non of my program are even 2k and i hand write them on to machine faster than pro modelling it on cad cam i click cycle start when pro still try figure out WTF it cut inside part(this is tested our company did not buy cadcam bcoz i was working LOL). where is that smart cadcam LOL i kinda hate fusion360 never ever it should cut inside what you draw NEVER it only should left out what tool cant cut