Kirk Wallace wrote:
> I haven't used a pendant, but I don't see myself using one single
> handed.
For use with an edge finder, two hands are available.  What I usually do 
for Z is to
slip a piece of paper between the cutter and the work, and when the 
paper gets stuck, I know that I am .003" (or whatever the thickness of 
the paper is) above the work.  This would work better with a one-handed 
pendant.

A number of CNC makers had handheld pendants with an axis selector, a 
rate selector and and MPG on it.  Many of them had a place on the main 
control panel where this could be hung, but you could take it up close 
to the spindle when touching off and similar operations.  I certainly 
love mine, and would not have it any other way.

Jon

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