[project5k]

both are valid points, and i agree, but an estop, weather tied to software or directly to the drives, is still better than no estop. its better than fumbling with a mouse in a panic trying to stop the thing... (yes i made that mistake and learned a lesson)

my one saving grace in that situation was that the way i built my driver box, and where it sits in relation to where i am when i'm running the machine, makes it very easy to kill all the power.