On 6/3/2013 8:48 AM, Mark Wendt wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Dave<e...@dc9.tzo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>> Dave,
>>>
>>> I've got both on my machine - one of the Keling MPG's and also a
>>>
>> joystick.
>>
>>> They have different uses the way I have them set up. With the MPG, I can
>>> move the machine exactly .1, .01, and .001 in any axis. With the joy
>>>
>> stick
>>
>>> I can do rapid moves by holding the stick over. Depends on what you
>>>
>> want.
>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>>
>>>
>> I was thinking that a Joystick would be great for a plasma cutter, but I
>> need to do touch offs with the mill and that is a different situation.
>>
>> I'll see how this Chinese joystick works out. On the low $ end of
>> pendants, it seems that the Chinese have the market cornered.
>>
>> I don't see the Jog it! being sold on Ebay or anywhere else for that
>> matter.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>
> For touch-offs you are probably better set with the MPG. Be nice if they
> had a built-in joystick on the MPG I have. The nice thing about most of
> the joysticks is they're USB, so don't require a second parport. Also, a
> lot of the MPG's require an adapter to go from the DB25 parallel port to
> the DB-something or other the MPG uses. The adapter also requires 5 VDC,
> which is gotten from a spare USB port.
>
> Mark
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>
>
>>For touch-offs you are probably better set with the MPG.
That is what I was thinking...
I think I will just run it into a cheap BOB and then onto the LPT
port. That should make the wiring easy.
Dave
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