xyzzy
Aluminum
- Joined
- Nov 29, 2008
- Location
- California, USA
I am looking at purchasing a TL-2 and one of the things that I would like to do is occasionally use the machine as a true manual machine. I recently went over to the local HFO for a demo and tour of the machine.
The handwheels seem like a bit of an afterthought and not all that useful in real life. There is so much mechanical inertia that I have a hard time imagining using them smoothly or precisely. There are other machines (Romi, for example) where the handwheels are encoder driven and there is a complete set of controls on the apron which seems much more useful for a quick manual job.
In addtion the handwheels seem like a safety hazard. I would have thought there would have been a mechanism for the handwheels to free float disconnected during automated operations.
Any thoughts or experience with this? Thanks.
The handwheels seem like a bit of an afterthought and not all that useful in real life. There is so much mechanical inertia that I have a hard time imagining using them smoothly or precisely. There are other machines (Romi, for example) where the handwheels are encoder driven and there is a complete set of controls on the apron which seems much more useful for a quick manual job.
In addtion the handwheels seem like a safety hazard. I would have thought there would have been a mechanism for the handwheels to free float disconnected during automated operations.
Any thoughts or experience with this? Thanks.