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Glad I ran across your channel. We have an older cnc knee mill sitting that we are going to do the centroid acorn system on. I hope these videos will give me an idea of what I'm tackling. I hope your channel finds continued success and thank you for the content.

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate it! Good luck with your retrofit.

This is very impressive! Great job, Pete!

@PeteRondeau

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

More great explanations in this video. Thanks for sharing!

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! and thanks for following along!

Hi Pete, Just found your channel and liking it. Cheers Dave.

@PeteRondeau

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks! Glad to have you along.

Saw you on FB. Liked-Subscribed-Notified. Keep up the great work. I've re-done a DynaMyte 3000 lathe with Mach3 and G540, etc. SuperMax YCM-30 mill, scratch built a CNC Router, Retro'd a sherline mill & lathe, and 2 south bend lathes.. its an addiction

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! glad to have you along!

It’s here!!!!

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

It is indeed!

@ramirohernandez4027

2 жыл бұрын

hello I have a Dynamite 2800 and I would like to update them to use it with mach3 how can I do it

wow top work

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I did field service on fanuc and mitsubshi controls , I built a cnc router and hated mach 3, converted to centroid acorn and love it , it is the closest to running a production cnc

@PeteRondeau

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t hate Mach 3 but the centroid acorn was a big upgrade. Thanks for watching!

yea.. I have DM2400.. and it is run by open loop servos and a 350W spindle motor.. These where typically used in school settings to teach basic CNC machining. I'd make a box for your machine and then use mist cooling, as at high speed, a flood coolant is going to mist to some extent anyway.

Same with me on the projects. I have about 14 of then going on now. 😄

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! It's easy to get distracted and the excitement of a new project can lure you away really fast.

thank you, I got the answer you have to go to parameter 9 and choose. # 2 for french

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Well now I've learned something! If I ever decide to learn the language of my grandfather I'll know where to look! lol

Hi Pete! Congratulations on the progress of work with the machine. I was left behind after replacing the stepper motors with AC servos. The machine works in 3 axes, it remains to replace the spindle motor with an AC servo. I have already bought it, I have the driver, but it turned out that the encoder does not match. I have original sheet metal cases for the DM2800, do you want me to dimension them?

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And I hope you get back to your conversion. The measurements would be excellent! I have downloaded lots of machine pictures from the internet so I have a basic idea of what the pieces should look like. If you could get me a few dimensions, I could figure out the rest.

Hello Pete. Could you get the encoder on the servo motor of the spindle to work with acorn ?

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Well, I got it working in so far as it showed numbers on the screen but these were based on the motor rotation and had nothing to do with my actual spindle speed. I've planned all along to fit an encoder to the spindle so trying to get the motor encoder to work properly by somehow translating it to match the pulley settings was never really a concern of mine. Sorry I can't be of any help here.

Love what you did with the cabinet! What do you think of centriod acorn and the software? Ive been looking into it but its pricey. Love to know about it! Maybe a walkthrough? 😁

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

So far I really like it but haven’t really put it through a real-world job. I will continue to update here as I dig into the interface more.

Thanks for the videos I have a dynamyte 2400 that I’m Converting with acorn and direct drive closed loop steppers I know what you mean it’s easy to start a project

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for watching. Good luck with your project!

Good job! I do understand the emotional drain of long projects ;-) My Dm2400 and 3000 have been in surgery on and off for 10 years. Maybe 1 day. On another note, I can only imagine how much better your machine would have performed with about 3" less of stick out?

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Now to actually use it to do something productive, or, if not productive, at least fun!

@gorak9000

3 жыл бұрын

Heh, I've been working on a Dyna DM4800 for 3 years now, though to be fair, one of those years I didn't touch it at all. The whole machine is nearly cleaned and almost ready to start putting back together. It's amazing how small this 2800 compared to the 4800 - you could probably take the table and saddle off of this thing by hand, whereas on the 4800, almost everything that comes off needs and engine hoist to move (sometimes just barely)

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I was very surprised how large the 4000 series was compared to the 2000 series. Almost bought one on eBay until I started to think about the listed weight and dimensions. Entire different animal!

Very nice work I follow it since the begining. I have the same machine retrofited for mach3, say me what measures do you need and I will take it for you.

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad to have you along since the beginning. Actually someone has already stepped up and given me all the dimensions I needed. Thanks for the offer though!

any issues with the post processor for acorn?

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing that I noticed but I really haven’t used it enough to pick up on anything subtle. Nothing obvious though . No crashes or anything.

Nice sir,can it drill holes on mild steel

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. It is a quite capable machine.

Hello. , before buying acorn cnc I want to know if the interface has multiple languages ​​.... French for me. thank you

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, this is something I'm not familiar with. This question would probably be answered very quickly over at the CentroidCNCForum though. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

I luckily stumbled across your page researching another DM2800 mill I found for sale that sat around for a long while. How aggressive have you been with hogging material with it so far? Have you cut steel yet? I'm really interested in what the potential capabilities of this mill can be. If I end up buying this DM2800 I can take some measurements for you, it looks relatively taken care of from what little I've seen so far.

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

I have not really put this machine to a good test yet. It is certainly capable of cutting steel, how aggressive of a cut I don't know. I can say that the build quality is as good and probably better than other machines of a similar size. It is a solid machine and more rigid than my RF30 mill-drill, but I don't think it is going to have as much power at the spindle. Time will tell. Thanks for watching!

@Ragnar.Lothbrok.3.14

3 жыл бұрын

@@PeteRondeau looking forward to seeing some parts made with this machine. I ended up winning my dm2800 auction, not sure if I get any kind of documentation with it though. Do you happen to have the manuals in digital form? I'll trade ya for some detailed measurements of the chip guards lol.

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I'm looking forward to working WITH the machine rather than working ON the machine. Thanks for the offer but someone has provided the dimensions, they actually sent 3D models- More than I could have ever asked for. I'd be happy to share the manual I have with you though, just send an email to the address listed on the channel "About" page.

@Ragnar.Lothbrok.3.14

3 жыл бұрын

@@PeteRondeau Sent you an email! really appreciate it!

cool, French and France are to be discovered / I am happy to help you. What region of France is your grandfather from?

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

I don't actually know. My Grandfather himself was French Canadian, but I don't know further back where we came from.

👍👍

@PeteRondeau

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith!

Hey gr8 build, and nice presentation... Is there a way I can contact you, like email or instagram

@PeteRondeau

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Email address should be at the bottom of the video description, All the other accounts are listed on the channel "About" page