2012/11/9 Bruce Layne <linux...@thinkingdevices.com>
> > On 11/09/2012 02:59 PM, Sven Wesley wrote: > > > Looks like a good idea. The eBay versions seems more rugged though. > > I had the opposite impression. I thought the Jog It looked a bit home > made, but very rugged. In one of the videos, when the Jog It is placed > onto a table, it made a substantial WHACK that sounded like a solid > block. Another video shows one being run over by a car and presumably > surviving. It's reported to be coolant resistant, but it looks like it > wouldn't take much effort to make it coolant proof. > > I ordered a pair of them, even though I don't have a Tormach so I think > the pendant would look better in black instead of white. Partly, I just > wanted to support anyone who is marketing a plug-N-play device for > LinuxCNC. That it's an open source plug-N-play device for LinuxCNC is a > bonus. > > BTW - The Q&A on the KickStarter features the guy who is selling the Jog > It saying that part of the reason he developed it was because he found > the lower cost Chinese MPG pendants to be too fragile and, well, > basically cheap. Let go of the spring return jog wheel and the machine > motion continues. That sort of thing. > > I'm absolutely on your side when it comes to supporting such a device. And hey, it's open source. I can make it wireless. ;) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_nov _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
