Shizuoka Milling machine 

Controls upgrade project.

My Shizuoka 3B-V Vertical machining center was built in 1985 and originally had a FANUC 6M Control. The control was very antiquated and difficult to program. The machine has a 28” X travel, 15” Y travel and 16” Z travel. It weighs in at about 11,000 pounds.

It’s a really well-built machine and I wanted to modernize it with a PC-based control. After searching the Internet and looking through several CNC machining  forums I decided to work with CNC4PC for this conversion.

The original control system components and wiring were completely removed and rep

Using a C86ACCP to connect a Clearpath servo to an ACORN Controller. 

New Headstocks for Taig, Sherline or Other Custom ApplicationFor Your Mill

 Warning :

These instructions show how to configure the software, but keep in mind that while the E-Stop is reporting to condition to the controller, you should wire the on-board relay that reflects the status of the e-stop button to disable the system at hardware level

Hardware:

• MPG4- 6 Axis Pendant
• C22M1 Rev.1 - Serial Modbus Pendant Interface Card

Software:

• MACH3 Ver. R3.043.062
• Brains MPG4_MODBUS_C22M1_V1

Configuring an M16D for Step and Direction Control using a DMM DYN4 servo for the Spindle

Setting up the Ethernet Smooth Stepper using a CNC4PC C6 Step and Direction Spindle Control Board using Mach4.

Warp9 just released a new plugin for Mach4 that supports the TMC3in1 and other plasma THC systems:

https://warp9td.com/index.php/faq/faq-mach4#HeightControl

 AXBB-E Ethernet Motion Controller and Breakout Board Combined Controller.

Two new Single and Double Port Breakout Boards from CNC Drive.