Personalized PCB boards - home etcher
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The simplicty for pcb board drilling when the files are already done
makes it a no brainer.
if you are able to output the drill files so you can read them or
import them into the machine tool g-codes that layout the hole
locations, you can etch the board anyway you like, then drill away.
Drilling the holes is the hard part. I'm working on a home made
driller and will e-bay my T-Tech as soon as it is done.
The T-Tech uses a solenoid to drill so is not feeding a lead screw
for pressure. lets the drill bit have more freedome to clog or get
jamed without breaking.
Dave
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "rad0" <rad0@a...> wrote:
> I have a cnc table top mill that I think it would be
> pretty easy to set up a drill system
>
> do you think it is worth doing the home/hobby route
> with a drill system?
>
>
> thanks, your thoughts are valued
>
>
>
makes it a no brainer.
if you are able to output the drill files so you can read them or
import them into the machine tool g-codes that layout the hole
locations, you can etch the board anyway you like, then drill away.
Drilling the holes is the hard part. I'm working on a home made
driller and will e-bay my T-Tech as soon as it is done.
The T-Tech uses a solenoid to drill so is not feeding a lead screw
for pressure. lets the drill bit have more freedome to clog or get
jamed without breaking.
Dave
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "rad0" <rad0@a...> wrote:
> I have a cnc table top mill that I think it would be
> pretty easy to set up a drill system
>
> do you think it is worth doing the home/hobby route
> with a drill system?
>
>
> thanks, your thoughts are valued
>
>
>
Comments
boards. We had a small bench drill press (made for this purpose, but
any would do if the chuck is small enough for the bit), a home made box
with a light for the drill area, and a vacuum cleaner. It's tedious,
but easy to drill holes, particularly if it's a small board. When you
lay out the pad, leave a hole in the center. This will tend to center
the bit. Do use the vacuum cleaner or some other sort of fan, as
breathing the fiberglass chips is not healthy<G>. Just feed the bit
into the board slowly and all is well.
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From: Dave Mucha [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=y8QM8JewsZo1dOQHmTAslKbP4xTVDMxMHHa5aoHNPHYe-quAHm1ermnzmZxef8HGxMhm3WGZkfQ]davemucha@j...[/url
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Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Personalized PCB boards - home etcher
The simplicty for pcb board drilling when the files are already done
makes it a no brainer.
if you are able to output the drill files so you can read them or
import them into the machine tool g-codes that layout the hole
locations, you can etch the board anyway you like, then drill away.
Drilling the holes is the hard part. I'm working on a home made
driller and will e-bay my T-Tech as soon as it is done.
The T-Tech uses a solenoid to drill so is not feeding a lead screw
for pressure. lets the drill bit have more freedome to clog or get
jamed without breaking.
Dave
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "rad0" <rad0@a...> wrote:
> I have a cnc table top mill that I think it would be
> pretty easy to set up a drill system
>
> do you think it is worth doing the home/hobby route
> with a drill system?
>
>
> thanks, your thoughts are valued
>
>
>
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