Haven't used it much but I have the CNC4PC MPG12. Appears well made. Im pretty sure its the same as the ones on ebay at 1/2 the price (I didn't know at the time.) The difference between the 4 and 6 axis ones are the pin in the selector switch is moved to allow more/less rotation. So either one could be converted to the other. Im using the 5 & 6 'axis' as a feed and spindle speed override. The cable is fairly thick/heavy (trying to pull it off the table if you just lay it somewhere non ferrous) but the magnets are really strong. It will stick to a vertical ferrous surface NO problem. I wired it into the mesa board and not a parallel port. I would buy another (but this time get it off ebay for less $)
Stephen On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Dave <e...@dc9.tzo.com> wrote: > > I want to buy a pendant for use with a Bridgeport CNC mill I have > converted to Linuxcnc. > > I think I want an MPG with axes selection, but tell me if you disagree. > > I don't want to make my own as I have way too much other work to do > right now. I am really looking for an off the shelf hardware solution. > If it requires some hal configuration, I am not worried about that. > > What do you guys recommend? > > If the pendant gets bumped, I don't want it fracture and fly apart, etc. > > I've look at the CNC4PC pendants and I have looked at the pendants on Ebay. > > How practical are USB joysticks for use as pendants on a milling machine? > If you are using a USB joystick as a pendant, which model are you using?? > > Thanks, > > Dave > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite > It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production > Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap2 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
