On Sunday 02 June 2013 17:28:20 Dave did opine: > 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
I had a Saitek configured to run mine with, but it turned out to be useless because they have no position feedback, so you don't know when you are off centered and moving another axis when you THINK you are only moving one axis. Possibly some other brand might give you a 'fence' you would have to overcome that would prevent moving an axis you didn't want to move, but the highly thought of Saitek isn't it. I have many of the parts to cobble up a box with 4 encoders on it, derived from some 24 volt mini steppers driving comparators, one for each axis, but they are all still in the box. Interfacing that would of course require all of a 2nd parport on a 4 axis machine. I lost my round tuit. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ 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 Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> is up! My views <http://www.armchairpatriot.com/What%20Has%20America%20Become.shtml> All new: Parts not interchangeable with previous model. A pen in the hand of this president is far more dangerous than 200 million guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
