Re: Z-axis: Quill vs Knee

In a message dated 7/31/99 10:08:54 AM Hawaiian Standard Time,
boman@... writes:

<< My goal is to do the conversion so that I can also manually run the
mill. Although, that could be under joy-stick mode and I let the servos
do the hard work

>>

Bertho,
I often run my CNC machine with the Jog function to do cutting, presetting,
offsetting etc. It is difficult to do if you are not careful because there
is no feel as in manual handle turning. If you can maintain manual control of
the leadscrew, I think you are miles ahead.
Peter