tip for not killing your keyboard

[jumps4]

cover it in a layer of saran wrap
perfectly clear
wont interfere
self adhearing
dont look bad
easy to change
cost me nothing I took it out of my wifes kitchen:biggrin:
hitting the arrow to move an axis and having a tiny piece of swarf lock the key down has produced some exciting moments in my shop
steve

 

[matinski]

hitting the arrow to move an axis and having a tiny piece of swarf lock the key down has produced some exciting moments in my shop
steve

Great idea, I was wondering about that.

Shouldn't the title be "tip for not crashing your cnc"?:biggrin:

 

[jumps4]

probably should have been
in most cases when it happens most people will play with the key instead of the emergency stop
not a real problem on a sherline with tiny motors
this little machine has been the perfect learning tool for cnc I am really glad i started small
with some of the things that have happened I'd hate to think of the damage
steve