A commercial pendant could be ok on a knee mill if you have the holder for it but I've found just mounting the MPG to the table and having a selector switch for each axis and for increments much easier to operate. I use a joypad on my plasma for rough positioning but it would be awkward to use/store on my BP knee mill.
MPG mount http://gnipsel.com/shop/bp1/bp1-01.xhtml Selector switches http://gnipsel.com/shop/bp1/bp1-07.xhtml These are always in the same place so I don't even have to look at them to use them... YMMV JT On 6/2/2013 2:16 PM, Dave 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
