From: Jon E. <el...@pi...> - 2009-04-29 03:25:56
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Rainer Schmidt wrote: > Thanks for the heads up and the sharing. I was looking at a pendant > and might opt for a self build when you have to fight with all the > stuff in any case.... The quality of Chinese stuff is a real problem. > Yeah, I fought that same battle when I set one up for Aram Kasparov at the 2008 CNC Workshop. Also, the way it came, the red button disconnects the axis selector switch when you press it, which seemed backwards. So, I moved a wire to connect the axis selector switch when the button was pressed. So, you have to press the button for the jog dial to move anything. I ignored the web site info and just traced the whole thing out. I made my own jog pendants for both my Bridgeport and minimill. I bought an HEDSS jog encoder from a Hong Kong (I think) seller on eBay for what I thought was a somewhat inflated price. But, I couldn't find anything else, new or used, for a better price. Then I used a pair of miniature rotary switches I had in my junk box. I also have a jog enable button and an estop button. I put those buttons where I can work them one-handed, while wrapping my thumb around to move the jog dial. Very convenient! Jon |