Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Names

Dan Mauch wrote:

> Had I been at Names and heard the crowd shout down Fred over the use
> of
> manual machining , I would have jumped up and told the hecklers to
> sit down
> and shut up. Fred is right!. There are countless times that I still
> use
> manual control of my milling machine for one off type parts and for
> doing a
> myraid of tasks like fly cutting, end milling a piece etc. Remember a
> few
> months ago there was quite a discussion on building a hand held
> pendant for
> manual control of a cnc machine for power feeding?

Yes, of course, I do this all the time, too! I sometimes machine with
the jog keys,
but that ties up one hand, so I often key in the G-code to make various
cuts.
I can key in a multiple command, and mill down an edge, pull away, and
then
quickly return to the begin point, all with one key press. That way,
the tool doesn't
dwell at the end waiting for me to enter the next command.

Jon