On 01/27/2014 08:06 AM, John Prentice (FS) wrote: > The Contour product is of course aimed at video editing but does CNC very > well as it is practically impossible to accidentally move the machine. > Joysticks are a bit too easy to knock for my liking. > Well, I made a jog pendant with an MPG encoder, and I'm quite happy with it. I like the fact I can move an exact amount without looking at the screen. When cleaning up a surface or edge, I can move, say, .010" by turning the encoder ten clicks, without looking at the dial or the screen, just keeping my eye on the workpiece. I have a button in series with the common terminal of the axis selector knob, so that the MPG is ignored except when the button is pushed.
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