mechanical axis switches wasRe: Can CNCPro...

Smoke,

Imagine a 4x8 foot cnc router making hand mirrors (with 4 heads) 1
bit to cutout, another to edge shape (often these two are combined
when the material is inexpensive), a 3rd to do detailing (carving
florals, for example), and the 4th with a big rotary planing cutter
(like a metalworking facemill) to cut the mirror recess. The mirrors
are small, say 5x8 inches, so there are LOTS of them on the panel!
You don't want mechanical switches for this!

Hope this helps.

Ballendo

P.S. There are cases where a program is designed to move to a
location and hit a switch (used as a workaround). Indexing is a
common type of this usage.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Smoke" <gordonr@r...> wrote:
> If you want to run the same program on several axis at one time,
wouldn't it
> be much simpler to use the simple expedient of hard wired
switches? <snip>