Controller Comparison

[Krammer002]

[Desertboy]

Looking forward to it! I have a spare arduino with cnc shield you can have if you want to try that as well, will interface with stepper drivers. I can send it out flashed with grbl and ready to go.

I'd like to see the same piece cut with multiple tool changes on all the controllers, set up as close as possible to each other to see if there's a difference in quality and speed.

I have no doubt grbl won't perform close to the other controllers but it's less than £15 lol so would be interesting to see what you could do with it ;) Especially as you'll have the best router grbl has ever been connected to lol.

[JAZZCNC]

Looking forward to it! I have a spare arduino with cnc shield you can have if you want to try that as well, will interface with stepper drivers. I can send it out flashed with grbl and ready to go.

Thanks but sorry I draw the line somewhere not fecking about with Arduino and Grbl shite. Best left to 3D printers lads.

[komatias]

thanks but sorry i draw the line somewhere not fecking about with arduino and grbl shite. Best left to 3d printers lads.

amen!

[Ger21]

I'm curious about differences in high speed motion between the acorn and UCCNC.
Not interested in Mach3 at all at this point (even though I'm still using it).

[JAZZCNC]

I'm curious about differences in high speed motion between the acorn and UCCNC.
Not interested in Mach3 at all at this point (even though I'm still using it).

Funnily enough Gerry me too on both counts. Will be one of first tests.

[Ger21]

I'm also a little curious about Mach4, but I'm not even going to ask.....

[audioandy]

only frightened of the unknown

[Chaz]

Im now running Centroid Acorn on my lathe - so happy to provide any feedback / experience based on this if it helps. Fairly familiar with Mach 3 and a few of the controllers listed above.

[phill05]

Im now running Centroid Acorn on my lathe - so happy to provide any feedback / experience based on this if it helps.

Chaz,

Now you have been using Acorn a while any advice / feedback on it's setting up and use, I am interested how you find it as I have just ordered one.
I have an Orac cnc lathe that I want to convert to use with the Acorn.

Phill