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Bought a USB joypad at a garage sale
Bought a new Saitek P880 joypad at a garage sale ($2).
Looks like this http://ef.algebra.com/e/220652673897 Ordinarily it would not be metalworking related, but I will put it on my Bridgeport mill. This guy here posted his configs using the same Saitek joypad on his mill: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/emcinfo.pl?...ds_With_E MC2 I also removed and threw out a lot of unused wiring from the mill, it makes the cabinet look a little more user friendly inside. Still some left, going from pendant to the cabinet. i |
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On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:47:35 -0500, Ignoramus30661
wrote: Bought a new Saitek P880 joypad at a garage sale ($2). Looks like this http://ef.algebra.com/e/220652673897 Ordinarily it would not be metalworking related, but I will put it on my Bridgeport mill. This guy here posted his configs using the same Saitek joypad on his mill: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/emcinfo.pl?...ds_With_E MC2 I also removed and threw out a lot of unused wiring from the mill, it makes the cabinet look a little more user friendly inside. Still some left, going from pendant to the cabinet. i Trackballs work very very well as a jog controller. Just a heads up.... Gunner "A conservative who doesn't believe? in God simply doesn't pray; a godless liberal wants no one to pray. A conservative who doesn't like guns doesn't buy one; a liberal gun-hater wants to disarm us all. A gay conservative has sex his own way; a gay liberal requires us all to watch and accept his perversion and have it taught to children. A conservative who is offended by a radio show changes the station; an offended liberal wants it banned, prosecuted and persecuted." Bobby XD9 |
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On 2010-08-15, Gunner Asch wrote:
wrote: Bought a new Saitek P880 joypad at a garage sale ($2). Looks like this http://ef.algebra.com/e/220652673897 Trackballs work very very well as a jog controller. Just a heads up.... I am overjoyed to report, that this joypad is working really well, after some bumbling and stupid mistakes due to not following manuals. This is much better than just a trackpad. I control X, Y and Z. I also have about 8 buttons that I can program to do whatever I want. Right now I have two buttons for SPINDLE START and SPINDLE STOP working. In addition, I have a CYCLE PAUSE and CYCLE RESUME buttons already working. This is really, really tremendous and amazing what I get for $2 on a nice Saturday of August. Just $2 and three hours of typing stuff and I have a nice milling control pad. These devices cost about $10 everywhere else, which is negligible for the value that they bring. ALL HAIL EMC2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 i |
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On 2010-08-15, Ignoramus30661 wrote:
On 2010-08-15, Gunner Asch wrote: wrote: Bought a new Saitek P880 joypad at a garage sale ($2). Looks like this http://ef.algebra.com/e/220652673897 Trackballs work very very well as a jog controller. Just a heads up.... I am overjoyed to report, that this joypad is working really well, after some bumbling and stupid mistakes due to not following manuals. This is much better than just a trackpad. I control X, Y and Z. I also have about 8 buttons that I can program to do whatever I want. Right now I have two buttons for SPINDLE START and SPINDLE STOP working. In addition, I have a CYCLE PAUSE and CYCLE RESUME buttons already working. By the way, I wanted to add CYCLE START, but I changed my mind. I think that it is too dangerous due to joypad's nature. i |
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On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:45:38 -0500, Ignoramus30661
wrote: snip This is really, really tremendous and amazing what I get for $2 on a nice Saturday of August. Just $2 and three hours of typing stuff and I have a nice milling control pad. These devices cost about $10 everywhere else, which is negligible for the value that they bring. ALL HAIL EMC2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 i ========= You seem to be making good progress. Nice find on the trackball. Some quick questions for both you and the group -- have you used the blackplot/simulator function in EMC2 yet? Will this run "stand alone, i.e. no machine/controller card/hardware attached? By any chance have you tried the http://www.cncsimulator.com/ simulator? Any feeling how these compare? When I retired I lost my access to a cnc machine, but still get the urge to program from time to time, and simulators are the next best thing. I currently use cncsimulator and for a free program this works well. -- Unka George (George McDuffee) ............................... The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. L. P. Hartley (1895-1972), British author. The Go-Between, Prologue (1953). |
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On 2010-08-15, F George McDuffee wrote:
On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:45:38 -0500, Ignoramus30661 wrote: snip This is really, really tremendous and amazing what I get for $2 on a nice Saturday of August. Just $2 and three hours of typing stuff and I have a nice milling control pad. These devices cost about $10 everywhere else, which is negligible for the value that they bring. ALL HAIL EMC2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 i ========= You seem to be making good progress. Nice find on the trackball. Yes, the price is not really a big deal here, what is so nice is the value that this joypad brings. Some quick questions for both you and the group -- have you used the blackplot/simulator function in EMC2 yet? You mean, EMC's drawnig of the G-code toolpath? Yes, I use it all the time. Will this run "stand alone, i.e. no machine/controller card/hardware attached? If you run ubuntu 10.04, then all you need to type to install this is GET http://www.linuxcnc.org/lucid/emc2-install-sim.sh | bash It will install a simulation version of EMC2. By any chance have you tried the http://www.cncsimulator.com/ simulator? I have not tried it, I do not have a suitable Windows computer. Any feeling how these compare? When I retired I lost my access to a cnc machine, but still get the urge to program from time to time, and simulators are the next best thing. I currently use cncsimulator and for a free program this works well. I do not know if it will work for me, as I know write big (for me) G-code subroutines and I am not sure if this simulator can handle that. i |
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On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:54:18 -0500, Ignoramus30661
wrote: On 2010-08-15, F George McDuffee wrote: On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:45:38 -0500, Ignoramus30661 wrote: snip This is really, really tremendous and amazing what I get for $2 on a nice Saturday of August. Just $2 and three hours of typing stuff and I have a nice milling control pad. These devices cost about $10 everywhere else, which is negligible for the value that they bring. ALL HAIL EMC2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 i ========= You seem to be making good progress. Nice find on the trackball. Yes, the price is not really a big deal here, what is so nice is the value that this joypad brings. Some quick questions for both you and the group -- have you used the blackplot/simulator function in EMC2 yet? You mean, EMC's drawnig of the G-code toolpath? Yes, I use it all the time. Will this run "stand alone, i.e. no machine/controller card/hardware attached? If you run ubuntu 10.04, then all you need to type to install this is GET http://www.linuxcnc.org/lucid/emc2-install-sim.sh | bash It will install a simulation version of EMC2. By any chance have you tried the http://www.cncsimulator.com/ simulator? I have not tried it, I do not have a suitable Windows computer. Any feeling how these compare? When I retired I lost my access to a cnc machine, but still get the urge to program from time to time, and simulators are the next best thing. I currently use cncsimulator and for a free program this works well. I do not know if it will work for me, as I know write big (for me) G-code subroutines and I am not sure if this simulator can handle that. i ========== Thanks for the feedback. I just downloaded the EMC2/Ubuntu BDI install. -- Unka George (George McDuffee) ............................... The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. L. P. Hartley (1895-1972), British author. The Go-Between, Prologue (1953). |
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On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:54:18 -0500, Ignoramus30661
wrote: snip If you run ubuntu 10.04, then all you need to type to install this is GET http://www.linuxcnc.org/lucid/emc2-install-sim.sh | bash It will install a simulation version of EMC2. snip Thanks for the motivation to upgrade to Lucid Lynx. I have been running a very old version of Ubuntu because every time I upgraded my O/S something stopped working. I installed Lucid Lynx on another drive "just in case." The installation went perfect as did the update downloads/installs, and everything still seems to work including the scanner and webcam. Had a bit of trouble getting the EMC2 simulator to download, but went directly to the linuxcnc site and examined the Lucid directory. 2 "ls" in install and everything went well. I am currently programming the cribbage board shown in Smid on the CD with the 2nd edition. There is a large [huge?] number of holes [366] required for the pegs, and your comments on programming motivated me to see what I could do to automate some of the cnc program writing. I was successful. If you will send me a valid email address I'll send what I have gotten so far as a zipped email attachment [holes spot drilled/chamfered, and drilled] along with the source and executables to extract/format the data. CNCSimulator has a fair cnc editor with [re]number, but it does not like sub programs. -- Unka George (George McDuffee) ............................... The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. L. P. Hartley (1895-1972), British author. The Go-Between, Prologue (1953). |
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Got a backup in the desk drawer yet? - getting used to all of the neat
controls. Martin Martin H. Eastburn @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net "Our Republic and the Press will Rise or Fall Together": Joseph Pulitzer TSRA: Endowed; NRA LOH & Patron Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot's Medal. NRA Second Amendment Task Force Originator & Charter Founder IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member. http://lufkinced.com/ On 8/15/2010 12:49 AM, F. George McDuffee wrote: On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:45:38 -0500, Ignoramus30661 wrote: snip This is really, really tremendous and amazing what I get for $2 on a nice Saturday of August. Just $2 and three hours of typing stuff and I have a nice milling control pad. These devices cost about $10 everywhere else, which is negligible for the value that they bring. ALL HAIL EMC2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 i ========= You seem to be making good progress. Nice find on the trackball. Some quick questions for both you and the group -- have you used the blackplot/simulator function in EMC2 yet? Will this run "stand alone, i.e. no machine/controller card/hardware attached? By any chance have you tried the http://www.cncsimulator.com/ simulator? Any feeling how these compare? When I retired I lost my access to a cnc machine, but still get the urge to program from time to time, and simulators are the next best thing. I currently use cncsimulator and for a free program this works well. -- Unka George (George McDuffee) .............................. The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. L. P. Hartley (1895-1972), British author. The Go-Between, Prologue (1953). |
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Here are the instructions "for dummies" on how to install this joypad with EMC. If I had this instruction when I started, it would take me much faster to set it up. http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Brid...pad-with-EMC2/ |
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Ignoramus7071 fired this volley in
: If I had this instruction when I started, it would take me much faster to set it up. Thanks, Ig. I'm following your every move. Good stuff. LLoyd |
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On 2010-08-15, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Ignoramus7071 fired this volley in : If I had this instruction when I started, it would take me much faster to set it up. Thanks, Ig. I'm following your every move. Good stuff. Lloyd, it is amazing what one can do with EMC2. To say that I am happy, would be to say nothing. i |
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Ignoramus30661 wrote: ALL HAIL EMC2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 All hail inexpensive PC based CNC control!!! EMC2 and Mach3 are both derived from the original EMC and both have about the same capabilities, just running on different OSes. There are a few others out there, but they are fading away a bit due to EMC2 and Mach3. |
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On 2010-08-15, Pete C. wrote:
Ignoramus30661 wrote: ALL HAIL EMC2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 All hail inexpensive PC based CNC control!!! EMC2 and Mach3 are both derived from the original EMC and both have about the same capabilities, just running on different OSes. There are a few others out there, but they are fading away a bit due to EMC2 and Mach3. But only EMC2 is free as in freedom. i |
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Ignoramus7071 wrote: On 2010-08-15, Pete C. wrote: Ignoramus30661 wrote: ALL HAIL EMC2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 All hail inexpensive PC based CNC control!!! EMC2 and Mach3 are both derived from the original EMC and both have about the same capabilities, just running on different OSes. There are a few others out there, but they are fading away a bit due to EMC2 and Mach3. But only EMC2 is free as in freedom. I'm sorry to say that you are incorrect there. Beyond the silly idea of trying to equate the use of a programmer or programmers labor products without payment with "freedom", it isn't true in this case either since the core EMC software that EMC2 is based on was developed by NIST, a government institution funded by our tax dollars, so you did indeed pay for EMC/EMC2, just not directly. |
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Gunner Asch wrote: On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:47:35 -0500, Ignoramus30661 ? wrote: ?Bought a new Saitek P880 joypad at a garage sale ($2). ? ?Looks like this ? ? http://ef.algebra.com/e/220652673897 ? ? ?Ordinarily it would not be metalworking related, but I will put it on ?my Bridgeport mill. ? ?This guy here posted his configs using the same Saitek joypad on his mill: ? ?http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/emcinfo.pl?...ds_With_E MC2 ? ?I also removed and threw out a lot of unused wiring from the mill, it ?makes the cabinet look a little more user friendly inside. Still some ?left, going from pendant to the cabinet. ? ?i Trackballs work very very well as a jog controller. Just a heads up.... http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate is a programmable jog. I use one to edit video. |
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Ignoramus30661 wrote:
Bought a new Saitek P880 joypad at a garage sale ($2). snip i Hi: You may want to check out: http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate It's a nice optical encoder to USB device. Also look at http:freshmeat.net/projects/evrouter for Linux support. I've been using one, for about 4 years, and no ploblems. The driver module is "powermate.ko" -- Gary A. Gorgen | "From ideas to PRODUCTS" | Tunxis Design Inc. | Cupertino, Ca. 95014 |
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On 2010-08-15, Gary A. Gorgen wrote:
Ignoramus30661 wrote: Bought a new Saitek P880 joypad at a garage sale ($2). snip i Hi: You may want to check out: http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate It's a nice optical encoder to USB device. Also look at http:freshmeat.net/projects/evrouter for Linux support. I've been using one, for about 4 years, and no ploblems. The driver module is "powermate.ko" 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. |
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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 -- "Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller |
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Wes wrote: 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. Yes, the cat or the kid pressing the button which you're wrenching the QC lock wouldn't be good. I'd suggest that spindle start and stop should be done with "hard" buttons mounted to the panel under the monitor, and preferably the buttons with the raised collar around them so they are bump resistant. |
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Pete C. wrote:
Wes wrote: 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. Yes, the cat or the kid pressing the button which you're wrenching the QC lock wouldn't be good. I'd suggest that spindle start and stop should be done with "hard" buttons mounted to the panel under the monitor, and preferably the buttons with the raised collar around them so they are bump resistant. I'm following Iggys input with interest as I'm a bit behind him in refitting a smaller stepper driven mill with EMC2. I like the idea of the game controller and in the case of my mill it has a full rising front shroud with safety interlock which will be kept and that'll be linked in with the estop to prevent such issues with the motor or anything else being inadvertently started when the shroud is raised. |
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On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:07:03 -0500, "Pete C."
wrote: Wes wrote: 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. Yes, the cat or the kid pressing the button which you're wrenching the QC lock wouldn't be good. I'd suggest that spindle start and stop should be done with "hard" buttons mounted to the panel under the monitor, and preferably the buttons with the raised collar around them so they are bump resistant. Indeed. All it takes is one "Oh ****" to make a fun project a nightmare. Gunner "A conservative who doesn't believe? in God simply doesn't pray; a godless liberal wants no one to pray. A conservative who doesn't like guns doesn't buy one; a liberal gun-hater wants to disarm us all. A gay conservative has sex his own way; a gay liberal requires us all to watch and accept his perversion and have it taught to children. A conservative who is offended by a radio show changes the station; an offended liberal wants it banned, prosecuted and persecuted." Bobby XD9 |
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On 2010-08-15, Wes wrote:
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. Wes, I agree 100% and I will disable spindle on. i The machines I deal with are enclosed with a door interlock system, your machine is open. Wes |
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"Ignoramus30661" wrote in message ... Bought a new Saitek P880 joypad at a garage sale ($2). Looks like this http://ef.algebra.com/e/220652673897 Ordinarily it would not be metalworking related, but I will put it on my Bridgeport mill. This guy here posted his configs using the same Saitek joypad on his mill: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/emcinfo.pl?...ds_With_E MC2 I also removed and threw out a lot of unused wiring from the mill, it makes the cabinet look a little more user friendly inside. Still some left, going from pendant to the cabinet. Here's another type of jogging pad that you might want to consider: http://www.tormach.com/document_libr...Controller.pdf It's based on a standard game pad controller, but has been marked by Tormach for the axis and step functions. In Tormach's implementation for a Mach3 controller, clicking on one of the axis keys selects that axis. Rotating the outer ring moves the axis continuously in the + or - direction with the jog speed increasing the more the ring is rotated. The ring is spring loaded so it snaps back to position once relased. The inner disk with the finger depression moves the axis in increments of 0.0001" to 0.1". The Step keys toggles up and down the range of increments. It works pretty slick on my Tormach. You can probably find the generic OEM version cheaper, but I like having the functions labeled. |
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On 2010-08-15, Mike Henry wrote:
"Ignoramus30661" wrote in message ... Bought a new Saitek P880 joypad at a garage sale ($2). Looks like this http://ef.algebra.com/e/220652673897 Ordinarily it would not be metalworking related, but I will put it on my Bridgeport mill. This guy here posted his configs using the same Saitek joypad on his mill: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/emcinfo.pl?...ds_With_E MC2 I also removed and threw out a lot of unused wiring from the mill, it makes the cabinet look a little more user friendly inside. Still some left, going from pendant to the cabinet. Here's another type of jogging pad that you might want to consider: http://www.tormach.com/document_libr...Controller.pdf It's based on a standard game pad controller, but has been marked by Tormach for the axis and step functions. In Tormach's implementation for a Mach3 controller, clicking on one of the axis keys selects that axis. Rotating the outer ring moves the axis continuously in the + or - direction with the jog speed increasing the more the ring is rotated. The ring is spring loaded so it snaps back to position once relased. The inner disk with the finger depression moves the axis in increments of 0.0001" to 0.1". The Step keys toggles up and down the range of increments. It works pretty slick on my Tormach. You can probably find the generic OEM version cheaper, but I like having the functions labeled. I like being able to move my mill around, using two mini joysticks that I can move with my thumbs. Left moves Z, right moves X and Y. It is like playing a computer game. Very easy and to the point. I can move in 3D without switching axes. Altogether, I think that it is more convenient than this Tormach joystick, though it is a nice one. Plus I have pause and resume buttons. Feel free to stop by and see how it works. i i |
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Ignoramus7071 wrote: On 2010-08-15, Mike Henry wrote: "Ignoramus30661" wrote in message ... Bought a new Saitek P880 joypad at a garage sale ($2). Looks like this http://ef.algebra.com/e/220652673897 Ordinarily it would not be metalworking related, but I will put it on my Bridgeport mill. This guy here posted his configs using the same Saitek joypad on his mill: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/emcinfo.pl?...ds_With_E MC2 I also removed and threw out a lot of unused wiring from the mill, it makes the cabinet look a little more user friendly inside. Still some left, going from pendant to the cabinet. Here's another type of jogging pad that you might want to consider: http://www.tormach.com/document_libr...Controller.pdf It's based on a standard game pad controller, but has been marked by Tormach for the axis and step functions. In Tormach's implementation for a Mach3 controller, clicking on one of the axis keys selects that axis. Rotating the outer ring moves the axis continuously in the + or - direction with the jog speed increasing the more the ring is rotated. The ring is spring loaded so it snaps back to position once relased. The inner disk with the finger depression moves the axis in increments of 0.0001" to 0.1". The Step keys toggles up and down the range of increments. It works pretty slick on my Tormach. You can probably find the generic OEM version cheaper, but I like having the functions labeled. I like being able to move my mill around, using two mini joysticks that I can move with my thumbs. Left moves Z, right moves X and Y. It is like playing a computer game. Very easy and to the point. I can move in 3D without switching axes. Altogether, I think that it is more convenient than this Tormach joystick, though it is a nice one. Plus I have pause and resume buttons. Feel free to stop by and see how it works. i i Take a look at the X-Keys products, there are some nice programmable and importantly *labelable* keypads with job/shuttle wheels and joysticks available for reasonable prices. If it isn't obvious in the pictures, the clear keycaps pop off and you can print nice labels to place under them for a very custom appearance. |
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Bought a USB joypad at a garage sale
On 2010-08-15, Pete C. wrote:
Ignoramus7071 wrote: On 2010-08-15, Mike Henry wrote: "Ignoramus30661" wrote in message ... Bought a new Saitek P880 joypad at a garage sale ($2). Looks like this http://ef.algebra.com/e/220652673897 Ordinarily it would not be metalworking related, but I will put it on my Bridgeport mill. This guy here posted his configs using the same Saitek joypad on his mill: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/emcinfo.pl?...ds_With_E MC2 I also removed and threw out a lot of unused wiring from the mill, it makes the cabinet look a little more user friendly inside. Still some left, going from pendant to the cabinet. Here's another type of jogging pad that you might want to consider: http://www.tormach.com/document_libr...Controller.pdf It's based on a standard game pad controller, but has been marked by Tormach for the axis and step functions. In Tormach's implementation for a Mach3 controller, clicking on one of the axis keys selects that axis. Rotating the outer ring moves the axis continuously in the + or - direction with the jog speed increasing the more the ring is rotated. The ring is spring loaded so it snaps back to position once relased. The inner disk with the finger depression moves the axis in increments of 0.0001" to 0.1". The Step keys toggles up and down the range of increments. It works pretty slick on my Tormach. You can probably find the generic OEM version cheaper, but I like having the functions labeled. I like being able to move my mill around, using two mini joysticks that I can move with my thumbs. Left moves Z, right moves X and Y. It is like playing a computer game. Very easy and to the point. I can move in 3D without switching axes. Altogether, I think that it is more convenient than this Tormach joystick, though it is a nice one. Plus I have pause and resume buttons. Feel free to stop by and see how it works. i i Take a look at the X-Keys products, there are some nice programmable and importantly *labelable* keypads with job/shuttle wheels and joysticks available for reasonable prices. If it isn't obvious in the pictures, the clear keycaps pop off and you can print nice labels to place under them for a very custom appearance. Pete, I think thAT i AM PRETTY good with the joystick and keyboard. I jjst need to figure out where to put that joystick so that it is safe to use. As I said, I already disabled Spindle On. i |
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