Re: PCB milling - getting started
@Cornelis van Rensburg?Agreed: The laser method does really work well. I think it is better overall.
Mark as an option, you could easily add a laser diode to your cnc.?They have gotten really
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Lee Studley
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#36225
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Re: PCB milling - getting started
I did some really fine pitch work using a cnc3020 but had depth issues where the bed wasn't perfectly level.
-I used on of the 30 degree v-bits at about 7-10K rpm?The bits do wear fast.(higher rpms
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Lee Studley
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#36224
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Re: PCB milling - getting started
I¡¯ve tried milling on a mini mill (sieg x1) that I converted, but finally settled for laser.
bought a laser engraver off banggood. 3w laser diode i think.
clean the pcb with scotchbrite pad/
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Cornelis van Rensburg
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#36223
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Re: PCB milling - getting started
Also what software are you using for creating the pcb then the isolation
paths?
wrote:
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Lee Studley
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#36222
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Re: PCB milling - getting started
Hi Mark,
Post some pictures of your attempts and the pcb mill so far. Are you
shooting for smt fine pitch or general .1" stuff.
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Lee Studley
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#36221
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PCB milling - getting started
I did a bunch of searching but didn't really seen anything appropriate.
So here goes ...
After building electronic "stuff" for a long time (I started out using
vacuum tubes / valves :-), I wanted to
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Mark Pilant
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#36220
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Re: Drill Press
I have a Delta drill press that came with cross hair laser sights. It works after following a long alignment procedure but the beam is too fat to position anything smaller than 1/8". I think I have
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wb8nbs
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#36219
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Re: Drill Press
Thank you for all your replies and ideas. I have some cheep lasers at MPJA to check out also as I need help due to bad eyes these days at 64 years old. Best Kevin
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Kevin Byrne
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#36218
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Re: Drill Press
Clear thin (both width and thickness) strip of plastic.
Scrap bit of PCB at each end, pulled taught and affixed to drill bed.
Put a scrap PCB underneath and drill through, mark around hole for
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James
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#36217
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Re: Drill Press
You mount the mirror under the table at a 45 degree angle.? You get a cheapie TV camera and focus it on the bottom of the board. Print an overlay on a transparency and either put it on the mirror
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Harvey White
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#36216
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Re: Drill Press
Been there, tried that. I experimented with the typical 650nm (red), 5mW laser modules with dot, line and cross-hair lenses available on eBay, Amazon and elsewhere. At the standard intensity the line
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Craig Lundquist
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#36215
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Re: Drill Press
I believe right about now cross hairs best idea. Bangood.com in china seem to have parts needed but cost could be expensive.Mount table on pernament wood then mount holders on wood to align I guess.
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Kevin Byrne
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#36214
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Re: Drill Press
I'd suggest two crossing lines with the lasers attached to the drill table.? You can often buy "line" lasers that put out a line rather than a point.? If you have difficulty finding some, I'd
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Harvey White
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#36213
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Re: Drill Press
The best way, but not the easiest way, is to do what was commercially done a very long time ago: Drill from the bottom and have a laser dot from the top. Of course in the old days it was a cross hair
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Bertho
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#36212
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Drill Press
I just bought a quality drill motor and drill press from Jameco and need help with a laser siteing idea to put a laser dot under board in center of hole to be drilled.
Has anyone done this that has a
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Kevin Byrne
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Re: [Slightly OT] Recommendations for hot air soldering gun
I got one of those. They can blow individual components away if you aren¡¯t careful. Make sure to get spare heater elements , they are cheap and it won¡¯t cause a project delay if you have them. If
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keith
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#36210
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Re: [Slightly OT] Recommendations for hot air soldering gun
Thanks for all the suggestions :-)
I already have a very good soldering iron so I think I'll go for an 858D
(just the hot air gun).
Again, Many thanks all,
Dave
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David Slipper
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#36209
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Re: [Slightly OT] Recommendations for hot air soldering gun
got a picture? make? model?
and show what you do with the soda cans.
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Rob
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#36208
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Re: [Slightly OT] Recommendations for hot air soldering gun
Hobby Lobby (Craft Stores) sells a tool for leather work .? It is less than $20. Works well for me.
Cut up soda cans with scissors to keep the heat off of the protected areas.
Start far back and
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John
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#36207
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Re: Tinning Boards
Received from MVS Sarma at 4/19/2019 03:15 UTC:
Perhaps, but lead coatings don't adhere all that well to copper unless the copper is first tin plated. And lead plating is less wettable/solderable
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Jim Higgins <HigginsJ@...>
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#36206
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