Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Sealed Keyboards - Update

In a message dated 08/15/2000 11:18:58 AM Hawaiian Standard Time,
jmelson@... writes:

<< Well, thanks for being the tester on this one. I paid roughly $20 for a
membrane
cover for a standard keyboard, and have been using it for 6 months or
more. It
looks very flimsy, but stands up to use in the shop pretty well. It
doesn't alter the
feel or function of the keyboard at all, but does make reading the
legends on the
keys a little harder. Hot chips do melt into the keyboard a little, but
generally the
really hot ones, right off the cutting tool are not able to hit the
keyboard the way >>

Jon,

How many keys do we need for an EMC or other cnc control keyboard? Could
we build one with a few keys? G, X, Y, Z, N, a few numerals and an enter
key, Seems one could build one with aluminum keys or some high temp plastic.
Program a pic chip to do the house keeping.

I know on my CNC, I wear out the start cycle button, the "G" key, the stop
key and the feed overide knob. The rest of the keyboard is virtually
untouched.


Might be another neat product from Dan Mauch and or Hans W.


Peter
THRD, Inc.