Thanks for all the replies. I'll go with convention then; a rotating knob on the wheel.
Throwing the hat over the fence; I'll post back on this within two months on where I've got to. (too many projects..) Regards Roland On 26 March 2011 04:18, Jon Elson <[email protected]> wrote: > Igor Chudov wrote: > > I am wondering about something. > > > > For manual movement, I use a Saitek P880 joypad. I am literally overjoyed > by > > this joypad and how easily it moves the axes. > > > > Having said this bad pun, I wonder if those manual pulse generators are > > better, ergonomically, than this joypad. > > > > I have a feeling that a joypad is far better than MPGs in the ease of > moving > > the mill. > > > It probably is easier for general jogging around. I use the keypad to > make cutting moves, as when > cleaning up the top of a workpiece, because I get constant feedrate that > way. But, I use the jog dial > for stepping down, or advancing the > cut, because I can count out thousandths of an inch by the detents, > without looking at anything. > > Jon > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the > growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses > are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software > be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker > today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
