Jon Elson <el...@...> writes: snip... > I wanted an enable button so an accidental bump of the dial would not move > the machine unless I held it. If you build the pendant right, the > pendant and the button can be held all with the same hand as you move > the jog dial with your thumb. ... > Jon > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yes, I like that. I am using the 4th & 5th axis selector for Feed OR and Spindle OR, respectively. I leave the the selector in the Feed OR position: active while cutting. This way I can reach down with one hand and turn the knob for adjusting the feedrate by 1% increments without even looking at the screen, which sure beats using the computer mouse! Thinking about pendant case design and ergonomics, I checked the http://www.shapeways.com/ link that Rob provided, looks very interesting if you are good at 3D product design. I kind of doubt that the heay duty plastic they use is durable enough for industrial/machine duty - but it is not too expensive anyway. I may fire up Rhino give it a try. Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now & Save for Velocity, the Web Performance & Operations Conference from O'Reilly Media. Velocity features a full day of expert-led, hands-on workshops and two days of sessions from industry leaders in dedicated Performance & Operations tracks. Use code vel09scf and Save an extra 15% before 5/3. http://p.sf.net/sfu/velocityconf _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
