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[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

The Contour Design ShuttleXpress is supported by CNCjs, and I believe that support was ported over to bCNC.

I just use the keyboard mapping, but since I find a numeric keypad layout confusing, use a utility to re-map to a gamepad:

A different sort of pendant

I find the game controller and numeric keypad layouts a bit confusing (also, my son lay claim to the second Logitech F310 since he left his at college), and while I love the click on my wonderful 6 Key Keyboard (Techkeys SixKeyBoard CNC Edition) I find I need to change the jog rate often enough when using my Shapeoko that it has been consigned to the far corner of the basement for use with my Nomad (and I am anxiously awaiting the 3x3 version). Until that time, I’ve been looking for an alternat…

or use a dedicated special-purpose keyboard:

Techkeys NineKeyBoard CNC Edition

Some of you may have remembered back in April I posted about the SixKeyBoard Pendant I created back in April. Today, I am excited to launch the NineKeyBoard Pendant now with speed control capability. In addition to being a full time IT professional, and woodworking hobbiest, and dad of 3 amazing kiddos, I also have another obsession with mechanical keyboards. If you have never typed on a mechanical keyboard, dump your keyboard and get one right now - it is life changing. So this hobby led me d…