you really want a real jog wheel.. (mpg) Once you use one - you will never want anything else... (really - you do) :)
sam On 06/02/2013 02:34 PM, Bruce Layne wrote: > I highly recommend the JogIt! pendant. I bought four of them via a > KickStarter campaign. There's a Mach version and a LinuxCNC version. > They're awesome. I use the small Logitech K400 wireless keyboard and > touchpad to load the program and I do everything else with the JogIt! > pendant. I could use the small K400 keyboard as a wireless pendant, but > it's still a lot larger than the pendant and the JogIt! pendant has > dedicated keys for everything. It plugs into a USB port and is truly > plug-n-play with LinuxCNC. > > I know this sounds like a commercial, but I have no financial interest > and am just a happy customer. I have four, and I think I'm going to buy > two more! > > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1651082654/jog-it-open-source-controller-pendant-for-emc2-and > > > > On 06/02/2013 03:16 PM, Dave wrote: >> I want to buy a pendant for use with a Bridgeport CNC mill I have >> converted to Linuxcnc. >> >> I think I want an MPG with axes selection, but tell me if you disagree. >> >> I don't want to make my own as I have way too much other work to do >> right now. I am really looking for an off the shelf hardware solution. >> If it requires some hal configuration, I am not worried about that. >> >> What do you guys recommend? >> >> If the pendant gets bumped, I don't want it fracture and fly apart, etc. >> >> I've look at the CNC4PC pendants and I have looked at the pendants on Ebay. >> >> How practical are USB joysticks for use as pendants on a milling machine? >> If you are using a USB joystick as a pendant, which model are you using?? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dave > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite > It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production > Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap2 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
