Hi Martin, thanks for confirming that.
I can get round my issue another way now I know.

All the best.

Hi, I want to start my Novaturn spindle in reverse. Is this possible? M4 starts the spindle the same direction as M3

Please can anyone say if it is possible to start the spindle in reverse and how?

Thanks a lot.
David

Regarding the "off the shelf" cable that works. You tech guys might know if this Null modem might mean anything?

Hi, The serial cable you are using does not look to be the correct one. It should be a Black Lindy cable and is not an off the shelf serial cable. The cable should be a BI01812GG https://www.denfordata.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=765&p=23012&hilit=serial+rs232#p23012 https://www.denfordata.com/bb/v...

Hi David, Really the machine should have connected with the lower Baud rate (its just a connection speed as such), it was the only difference I could see in the setup. but from what you found it must have been an issue in the installation. Your other machine with the USB connection will not use the...

Hi Mitch, I changed the baud rate to 57600 and it still would not connect. I restarted the pc and still no luck. However I decided to reinstall vr Turning and using 57600 it now connects!! So great news. Many thanks for taking the time to suggest the different baud rate. For anyone else reading this...

Hi Mitch, thank you for replying to my post. I changed it to 19200 from 57600! I thought that the figure had to be 19200? I read that on the forum in another post. Is there a different baud rate depending on the machine or cable used?? I am not a computer man so don't really understand this type of ...

Please can anybody help me to connect VR Turning to my Novaturn NS. I recently acquired a lovely Novaturn NS. I did have this working from my pc using vr Turning to test it out. It worked! although it wasn't straight forward to connect . (Possibly because I was using a serial to USB adapter? However...

Thank you very much Martin.

You can change the Machine Type in Denford Easyupgrader. You can install it from the VRTurning CD or download it from the Denford Website. You will need to connect to the machine, Then Right click on the banner at the top. Then go in to Advanced (Password is Dave). We used to set the Microturns to ...

Thank you Martin, that worked fine.

Cheers
David

Hi Martin, thank you for your reply and sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
The control software is VR CNC Turning V1.49.

For programs I have a copy of edgecam and use a post that's close and just edit it a little.

Cheers
David

Hi, would anyone know if it is possible to alter the tool change position on my Novaturn. (in a program) Using M6 It currently rapids to the home position to change a tool (Auto tool changer!) This wastes time and adds extra wear to the machine and so I was wondering if I can insert/alter the code s...

Thank you for responding to my questions pete and for the information we have shared via PM. Much appreciated!

Just to let everyone know I am still looking for a Denford lathe postprocessor!! My Novaturn runs on VR Turning.

David

Can anyone help me please? I use edgecam to create programs for my Novamill and use the Denford postprocessor supplied on the forum here to generate the code. Now I have a Novaturn I would like to use Edgecam for that as well! Except I don't have a suitable turning post. I have no idea how to make a...

Hello, I have had my Novamill about 18 months and during that time the spindle drive belt has started to get noisy. On closer inspection the rubber drive belt is starting to break up. I decided to try to replace it but I am stuck at the point of getting the old belt past the Z ball screw! Would any ...