Ignoramus7071 wrote:

Interesting. With X, Y and Z, spindle on and off, and feed
hold/resume, this joypad pretty much does what I want. I am already
happy. If I add a 4th axis, I will add functions to jog the rotary
table too.

Be careful with that spindle on button. Consider the situation where you are doing a tool
change and the spindle starts due to the joy stick falling, something falling on the
joystick, or hardware malfunction.

The machines I deal with are enclosed with a door interlock system, your machine is open.

Wes
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