Re: re:hand jive

Smoke wrote:

>Some jobs are SO SIMPLE that using the handwheels would make the job
>actually faster than using the CNC.

nope. can't buy this. The ONLY thing gained is the time to turn the
machine on. Any axis move is more even and precise using the system.
And as I said if you use the jog wheel (or keys) and the display as a
dro, you ARE manually machining. With power feeds.

>Real craftsman know this and sometimes use files and hand tools to
>perform jobs quicker and more accurately than a machine will.

This I agree with whole-heartedly. And have previous posts of my own
which say the same thing.

>Therefore the best system would have handwheels included!

Most do. They're just ON the control! :-)

Ballendo