2012/11/9 Sven Wesley <svenne.d...@gmail.com> > > > > 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. ;) > > Hmm.., I digged a bit deeper in the text and vid's. It's a shame the button text is moulded with the buttons. To me homing should be made once at startup. It seems he's using homing when it should be a touch off. I'll ask him about it.
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