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by backyard_cnc
Wed 14 Apr , 2021 5:53 am
Forum: Other CAD CAM and CNC
Topic: MicroMill Conversion to GRBL!
Replies: 0
Views: 14455

MicroMill Conversion to GRBL!

While looking for options to get my Denford Micromill off of DOS and running under something more user interface friendly I came accross this very elegant solution. It’s a plug and play conversion to GRBL for the SmartStep/3 that looks pretty well designed. I was hoping for a conversion with the opt...
by backyard_cnc
Thu 25 Mar , 2021 16:30 pm
Forum: Micromill / Microturn
Topic: Eprom Upgrade?
Replies: 4
Views: 6925

Re: Eprom Upgrade?

Yes I bought a cheap burner on eBay for about $60 and it has worked great the few times I have used it to copy firmware or create new eproms from hex files that I found online to update machines.

Gerald
by backyard_cnc
Wed 24 Mar , 2021 4:27 am
Forum: Micromill / Microturn
Topic: Eprom Upgrade?
Replies: 4
Views: 6925

Eprom Upgrade?

Can I still buy or burn a new eprom that will allow me to run my late 90s vintage North American market MicroMill under Windows VR Mill? I have original disks and security dongle for the machine and it currently works fine under DOS but that is cumbersome and even VR Milling V2 would be a welcome up...
by backyard_cnc
Tue 23 Mar , 2021 8:03 am
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Battery Replacement MicroMill
Replies: 1
Views: 2567

Battery Replacement MicroMill

So the battery on my recently acquired MicroMill was somewhat leaky after some 22 years which is not surprising so I cleaned up the mess with a Safety Wash chemical for now to prevent further corrosion before I can source a replacement. Surprisingly it still measures 1.8v so it hasn’t gone totally f...