Handwheels again?!? was Re: true closed loop vs. hobby closed loop

Raymond,

The WHOLE issue is mechanical VERSUS electronic(in all it's
variations, which includes jog buttons)...

Nobody is arguing against the need to be able to move an axis without
a program! We're just discussing the merits ans weaknesses of the
different ways to do that...

Ballendo


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Raymond Heckert" <jnr@a...>
wrote:

> It really doesn't matter to me, whether they're 'manual', or

electronic, a

> 'handwheel', to me, is indispensable, for the reasons I stated.
>
> RayHex
>
> ----------
> > From: Marcus and Eva <implmex@a...>
> >
> > Hi Ray:
> > Are you talking about the manual pulse generator to jog the

axes, or

> are
> > you talking about actual handwheels bolted to the ballscrews.
> > The MPG is certainly indispensable for CNC operation, and is used

exactly

> as
> > you describe, but actual discs with handles on the ballscrews is

an utter

> > nuisance, and in the "real world" we always took them off as soon

as we

> took
> > delivery of any machine that had them on.
> > Cheers
> >
> > Marcus