Re: [Emc-users] Those $20 80mm hand dials at MPJA.com

2017-03-16 Thread Jon Elson
On 03/16/2017 12:36 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: > eBay item number 141823454594 > > Or search for "hand wheel encoder" (no quotes) it will turn up quite > a few and some of them are black color rather than the bare aluminum > color if you would prefer that. > > I'm wondering these were not

Re: [Emc-users] Those $20 80mm hand dials at MPJA.com

2017-03-16 Thread Chris Albertson
k or auction number? > >> -Original Message- >> From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 3:58 AM >> To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Those $20 80mm hand dials at MPJA.com >> >> These

Re: [Emc-users] Those $20 80mm hand dials at MPJA.com

2017-03-16 Thread Ken Strauss
I must be searching wrong. Could you please supply a link or auction number? > -Original Message- > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 3:58 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Thos

Re: [Emc-users] Those $20 80mm hand dials at MPJA.com

2017-03-16 Thread Chris Albertson
These wheels, it seems are NOT a one time surplus deal. I notice now they are all over eBay. Many sellers are offering them. Best current price is $14.49 with free shipping. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on

Re: [Emc-users] Those $20 80mm hand dials at MPJA.com

2017-03-12 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 12 March 2017 23:54:49 Jon Elson wrote: > Got some rotary switches in, and built up a palm-sized MPG > pendant for my Bridgeport today. > I built my first pendant using a big Fanuc MPG that John > Kasunich gave me at a codefest/CNC meeting in about 2007. > When I built a second one, I

Re: [Emc-users] Those $20 80mm hand dials at MPJA.com

2017-03-12 Thread Jon Elson
Got some rotary switches in, and built up a palm-sized MPG pendant for my Bridgeport today. I built my first pendant using a big Fanuc MPG that John Kasunich gave me at a codefest/CNC meeting in about 2007. When I built a second one, I used an encoder very similar to the ones from MP Jones and

Re: [Emc-users] Those $20 80mm hand dials at MPJA.com

2017-02-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 22 February 2017 13:52:15 John Thornton wrote: > This is my BP MPG code using ilowpass > > # MPG > setp hm2_5i25.0.encoder.05.counter-mode true > loadrt mux4 names=mpg-scale > addf mpg-scale servo-thread > loadrt ilowpass > addf ilowpass.0 servo-thread > loadrt or2 count=2 > addf

Re: [Emc-users] Those $20 80mm hand dials at MPJA.com

2017-02-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 22 February 2017 12:59:30 Jon Elson wrote: > On 02/22/2017 07:39 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Are in fact 60mm's in diameter, which as another poster said is near > > ideal. They must be some sort of a magnetic device internally as the > > detenting is done by the cogging of something

Re: [Emc-users] Those $20 80mm hand dials at MPJA.com

2017-02-22 Thread John Thornton
This is my BP MPG code using ilowpass # MPG setp hm2_5i25.0.encoder.05.counter-mode true loadrt mux4 names=mpg-scale addf mpg-scale servo-thread loadrt ilowpass addf ilowpass.0 servo-thread loadrt or2 count=2 addf or2.0 servo-thread addf or2.1 servo-thread setp ilowpass.0.gain 0.02 setp

Re: [Emc-users] Those $20 80mm hand dials at MPJA.com

2017-02-22 Thread Jon Elson
On 02/22/2017 07:39 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > Are in fact 60mm's in diameter, which as another poster said is near > ideal. They must be some sort of a magnetic device internally as the > detenting is done by the cogging of something magnetic with very little > actual friction. Finer resolution

[Emc-users] Those $20 80mm hand dials at MPJA.com

2017-02-22 Thread Gene Heskett
Are in fact 60mm's in diameter, which as another poster said is near ideal. They must be some sort of a magnetic device internally as the detenting is done by the cogging of something magnetic with very little actual friction. Finer resolution and many times the quality of the Panasonic dials