I'm watching the table. I know the jog is working as if it were the tool but my mind seems to want to think in terms of which way the table moves. Also, the inconsistency between the X&Y axes and the Z axis often confuses me (i.e. the arrow keys work reversed w.r.t. the table but the page down button brings the Z axis down) and I'm apt to run the tool into the work accidentally. The work I am doing is tiny and so are the distances I'm moving (like 6mm or less most of the time) so, if I accidentally send an axis the wrong way on continuous jog thinking I'm going to send the tool away from the work, I can easily wipe out yet another 0.3mm carbide drill before the axis grinds to a halt! :-( I just think I might get on better if the axes buttons were reversed - I could always change them back if not.
I've just been drilling 0.4mm holes in a couple of 1mm ball bearings - now there's a fun occupation!!! and no, I'm not aiming to shoot a Russian spy in the leg with an umbrella gun...... Best wishes, Ian ____________ Ian W. Wright Sheffield UK "The difference between theory and practice is much smaller in theory than in practice..." -- Best wishes, Ian ____________ Ian W. Wright Sheffield UK "The difference between theory and practice is much smaller in theory than in practice..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
