Re: HAND WHEEL

"Arne Chr. Jorgensen" wrote:

> You say that the hand wheel would not work very well for
> jogging,

Don't know if this is a universal standard, but from my work on a Bosch
controlled CNC mill, the handwheel is not used for "jogging". Jogging,
as I understand it, is to move a preset amount in a selected axis, every
time the jog button is depressed. Industrial controls typically offer
jog increments of 1.0, .100, .010, .001, .0001 (in inches).

The handwheel is used for manual control of an axis in an analog fashion
(crank it until you get where you want to be, same as a manual mill).

Since the stated mission of EMC is geared towards industry, I would
suggest that the function of such controls might best follow industry
standards to avoid confusion by those that come from industrial
settings.
(and nobody better tell the Feds us hobbyists are having....FUN with
their investment...<G>)

Comments?


Jon A