Hi Terry, > I have had this ability on machines and only used it once or twice > I wouldnt call that a major drawback. > Well thought out programs shouldnt need to be stopped.
That depends on how you work. If you are producing 100,000 widgets or you have a set of pre-set tools in holders then manual movements are of no interest to you. However if you are doing one-offs/ small quantities or you don't have enough tool holders then this can be very useful. While having a tool setter is a useful trick it again doesn't lend itself very well to short runs/one-offs if you don't have enough room on the machine to have a permanently installed tool setter. >> As it stands EMC is designed for those who use tooltables and tool >> holders. > > 90% of the world uses tooltables What about the other 10%? I bet 90% of hobbyists don't use tool tables. >> consequence of that severe limitation is, it doesn't cater for easy tool >> wear adjustment or replacement. > > Tool tables will allow you to adjust for wear. Maybe. But what about tool replacement? Les ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge conference! Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day of unconference: $250. Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker lounge. Register today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebridge.org _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
