PC board milling?
Terry Fox
tfox at knology.net
Wed Dec 30 22:53:02 CST 2015
Hey guys,
I am considering building or maybe buying an inexpensive CNC milling machine
that can make circuit boards, as a 2016 project. I often design stuff, and
then hand build a prototype using point-to-point soldering. It's getting
old, and doing grounds is not simple - even though I have a few techniques
for that.
I've seen the prices of PC milling machines coming down, but I thought that
I would try my hand at building one instead. With my exposure to 3D
printers, and reading up on a few homebrew CNC machines and plans, I believe
that I can build one that can do through-hole and simple SMT devices, down
to about 10 mil or so traces/isolation runs. For smaller parts, I would put
the parts on small commercial chip carriers, and add those to the layout. I
don't need a huge 4x8ft mill, a smaller desktop unit would be fine.
Has anyone built a CNC milling machine that can SUCCESSFULLY do PC boards?
If so, what and how much? Can it do double-sided (lining up both sides)? I
plan to add many through-holes for vias between layers.
73, & Happy New Year!!
Terry, N4TLF
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