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By Steven Greenfield AE7HD · #351 ·
Re: Milling Circuit Boards
Steve, You can use Corel. I use Turbocad. Make sure that you draw the trace all the way around and make it overlap onto itself a short distance. This eliminates unwanted little shorts.
By crankorgan <john@...> · #350 ·
Re: Gerber and Excellon to DXF
Hi, Check out KCam at: http://www.kellyware.com/index.shtml John program to
By crankorgan <john@...> · #348 ·
Re: Gerber and Excellon to DXF
If you are planning to buy Easy-PC I still have the latest version for sale. I had it for sale at Ebay for several weeks but no one wanted it. Here's a link to the old auction site.... I'm still
By electronic_workshop <hans@...> · #347 ·
Re: Gerber and Excellon to DXF
I use Easy PC, which is capable of outputting DXF and which has an add-on module that can import Gerber. http://www.numberone.com/ Regards, Tony
By Tony Jeffree <tony@...> · #346 ·
Gerber and Excellon to DXF
Does anyone know of an effective and reasonably priced software program to convert Gerber and drill files to DXF? Thanks for any shove in the right direction, Denny
By milwiron@... · #345 ·
Re: Milling Circuit Boards
Good point. I'm used to using CorelDraw and a vinyl cutter so it draws it differently, I guess. I make sure and join all objects that touch so the path is only around the outside of an area. I would
By Steven Greenfield AE7HD · #344 ·
Re: Printing PCB boards
derryck@... writes: But this assumes the PRINTER will make an exact "1:1" duplicate of the artwork you "draw" on the screen! Without a special plotter DESIGNED for that, how can this
By JanRwl@... · #349 ·
Re: Printing PCB boards
From: "johnman9146" <johnman@...> Im my opinion you're much better off using photoresist coated boards. Print your layouts using the right transparent medium for your printer (laser or
By Derryck Croker · #343 ·
Printing PCB boards
I am new to this group and I have been tinkering around with making hobby PC boards for a couple of years now (I am no pro nor do I claim to be). I have tried several iron-on toner transfer systems
By johnman9146 <johnman@...> · #342 ·
Re: Milling Circuit Boards
Steve, An other thing about using a plotter. If you use PLT files, you will end up with pads and traces but they won't be connected. When a plotter draws pads it makes a circle for each pad.
By crankorgan <john@...> · #341 ·
Re: Milling Circuit Boards
Hi Steve, When you use a plotter to draw on the copper you have to be able to slow the plotter down. If you don't the ink will not flow fast enough. Over the years I have made PCBoards with
By crankorgan <john@...> · #340 ·
Re: Milling Circuit Boards
Good point about speed of pen-up and -down. Oops, you're Kleinbauer. I know a Nachbauer who makes Theremins, hence my mistake. I did try a Staedler 313 (Red) pen, just discovered I already had one. I
By Steven Greenfield AE7HD · #339 ·
Re: Milling Circuit Boards
Steve, Don't take the plotter apart until you look at: http://www.qsl.net/ve2emm/pcb/pcbe.html Also, hooking up a Dremel or other tool to a Plotter has a drawback. Pen-up and pen-down
By crankorgan <john@...> · #338 ·
Re: Milling Circuit Boards
My concern was that it was becoming personal. Tony, your website looks like you are pretty advanced. Is it possible that John's paper is aimed more at the beginner? Reviews are most definitely on
By Steven Greenfield AE7HD · #337 ·
Re: Milling Circuit Boards
Steve - It is unfortunate that this has ended up as a slanging match, and I apologize for my part in that. My intention, when I saw what looked like a pretty blatant piece of product marketing on
By Tony Jeffree <tony@...> · #336 ·
Re: Milling Circuit Boards
John, let comments like his roll off your back like water off a duck. Don't return insult for insult, either of you. I like John's principles- use good-enough parts so you don't spend a fortune. Not
By Steven Greenfield AE7HD · #335 ·
Re: Milling Circuit Boards
Tony, Learn to read! $20 not $35. My 4th axis "Pooka" can be built with hand tools. To build your designs a person needs a machine shop. Lets face it your designs are nothing new. You must own
By crankorgan <john@...> · #334 ·
Re: Milling Circuit Boards
You're right, and my heart bleeds for you. However, even subtracting the shipping, it was an expensive way of buying 15 sheets of paper - and at least if they'd been blank sheets I could have re-used
By Tony Jeffree <tony@...> · #333 ·
Here is the link
http://hans-w.com/modular.htm
By electronic_workshop <hans@...> · #332 ·