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I have 2 acorns of my own and have installed one other on another persons CNC project. They work great. They are very reliable and stable. Going from memory the axis assignment is not arbitrary. You have to follow their system. I had an issue during setup and that was the cause. I can't remember...

I just downloaded the updates. I'll see what is new soon. The only thing that stood out on a quick look is there are some new ex$tensions in the tool bar. I took them off because they are really expensive. I need to figure out how to remove the extension category entirely from the tool bar, for...

Very cool. It would certainly eliminate a stressful part of operating a lathe.

Any idea what the Haas toolroom lathe price is?

Late to the game but I have a Novakon Torus Pro and a Hercus (V300?) both CNC. The Novakon is running but the Hercus is not. I removed the unreliable Mach 3 based control and it will be replaced by a centroid acorn.

Welcome to the website. I am also in Nova Scotia.

Best pliers I have found for gripping round things are knipex cobras. They grip very well. Also handy for finishing the bends on cotter pins in weird places. You are welcome to my set of robogrips if I can find them. I'm going to be getting rid of tools I no longer use. I gave away a set of...

I'm a bit surprised how popular Milwaukee is. I bought one a few years ago to use as a screw gun and I considered it to be unacceptable. I work a lot of the time under things so there are two things I like in a screw gun. Light weight and a good clutch. The Milwaukee is a bit heavy but that is...

The magnetic sign material they use at sign shops to make the ones that stick on cars and are removeable is what I use. Easy to cut to any shape and just lay it on top of your mill table.

2 tools I waited way too long to acquire are mechanics tools. I work in aviation and mainly on a type of plane where it seems ease of maintenance was an afterthought. The two tools are very long needle nose pliers and a flex head ratchet. I worked for the first 20 to 25 years without them. Now...