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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: stirling on February 15, 2011, 11:18:44 AM
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plasma and ugly blokes who aren't paying for it - so harsh environment. i.e. shuttlepro looks cute enough but can't see it lasting to teatime - maybe I'm wrong.
Home, jog, start, stop should do it.
Ta
Ian
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;D ;D What are you on about Ian ? ;D ;D
Tweakie.
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Hi Tweaks - well I guess I'm asking for recommendations for a pendant / mpg that will stand up to a dirty environment and heavy handed use in an industrial environment... ;)
Ian
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I guess nobody uses a pendant with plasma then.
Thanks
Ian
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Don't know how chemical resistant or dust resistant, but I have a Vista CNC pendant and I love it. it works so much better than the Parallel model I had from CNc4pc prior to this one.
The setup was almost too simple and the controls are easy to master.
I highly recommend it.
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Thanks cj - sorry it's taken me so long to reply - I somehow missed your post. Must have got lost in all the other replies ;D
which one do you have? The P3E with the EE box looks like it fully handles E-Stop correctly - so might take a shot at that one.
Thanks again
Ian
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HI IAN, I have not seen any GREAT pendants for plasma use other than the ones I have purposely built. All the normal ones eventaually fail due to the metalic dust from the plasma cutting process.
The ones I built ARE dustproof/waterproof and have lasted.
one was from a modio unit and the other was a pokey unit.
(;-) TP
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Hi Terry, thanks.
What would you say are the pros/cons of modio vs pokeys for a self build pendant? i.e as you've used both, if you were to do another pendant which way would you go?
Cheers
Ian
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Hi Ian, If it is a simple pendant then PETERS mODIO. iT IS STONE COLD DEPENDABLE. (my favorite)
The USB has more funtions at hand BUT every once in a while it gets a little flaky on the usb side with mach.
IF it is a fancy dancy pendant with a lot of bells and whistles then the USB would be easier to work with as it has more functions all ready to go.
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Hi Terry, not sure whether I want simple or fancy dancy at the moment so I'll take a look at both and see what I come up with.
Thanks
Ian
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Thanks cj - sorry it's taken me so long to reply - I somehow missed your post. Must have got lost in all the other replies ;D
which one do you have? The P3E with the EE box looks like it fully handles E-Stop correctly - so might take a shot at that one.
Thanks again
Ian
I have the P3 but without the EE box. I already have that wired to a big button next to the door that I use that kills the charge pump.
I really like the pendant and need to spend more time using it than working. lol
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IAN for plasma it does not take many features. I use fast/slow jog, set axis 0,0,0, THC up/down , move to clear part and fire torch/stop torch.
(;-) TP
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Thanks Terry. Might look at adding in run/pause/stop as well. Is start/stop torch that useful?
Ian
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oH YEA, Test firing the torch after clearing the tip, Also restarting a cut mid line requires sneaking up on the cut line by starting the program then refiring the torch on the fly at the right spot(;-). Once you loose spark and the cut stops it is sometimes hard to restart in a spot that has already been cut. The torch does not want to restart in the open gap.
Also to do simple cutoffs I use the torch start to start the torch then hit slow jog to trim off scrap from the plate
(;-) TP
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Fair comments. Thanks
Ian