[Lab] Makerbot and PCB fabrication

Jean-Marc LeBlanc jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com
Tue Nov 9 13:14:16 EST 2010


sorry for asking like 2000 questions lol but I am thinking of building
I hate drilling the holes lol.  Do you know what software they are
using?

Jean-Marc Le Blanc
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"Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and
wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds




On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Tom Burns <tom.i.burns at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, the 9.1 or as close to it as those resources will get us.
>
> Tom
>
> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc
> <jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> is the mantis the one you are building?
>>
>> Jean-Marc Le Blanc
>> ---
>>
>> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and
>> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Tom Burns <tom.i.burns at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > BOM: http://makeyourbot.org/local--files/mantis9-1/bom-9.xls
>> > DXF (haven't opened this but I'm assuming it's the design file for all
>> > wood
>> > parts):
>> > http://makeyourbot.wdfiles.com/local--files/mantis9-1/mantis9.1.dxf
>> > video series on how to build it: http://makeyourbot.org/mantis9-build
>> >
>> > Tom
>> >
>> > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc
>> > <jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> yeah I think that is more what I would do.
>> >> does he have a right up on how he made it?  the little motor is it a
>> >> drill motor or one that you find in RC cars?
>> >>
>> >> Jean-Marc Le Blanc
>> >> ---
>> >>
>> >> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and
>> >> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:18 AM, Tom Burns <tom.i.burns at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > No idea.  You'd have to ask the creators.  You could always etch the
>> >> > boards
>> >> > with a resist-ink method and drill the holes with the bot afterwards,
>> >> > but
>> >> > you'd obviously have to take care to align it properly.  Maybe drill
>> >> > the
>> >> > holes first then line up the transfer with the holes?
>> >> >
>> >> > For <$100 I don't expect this CNC to do everything but it's a huge
>> >> > step
>> >> > forward from not having one at all.
>> >> >
>> >> > Tom
>> >> >
>> >> > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc
>> >> > <jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> think that would be precise enough to make traces for surface mount?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Jean-Marc Le Blanc
>> >> >> ---
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and
>> >> >> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Tom Burns <tom.i.burns at gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > Yup!
>> >> >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlDpZl-QIAA&feature=player_embedded
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Tom
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc
>> >> >> > <jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Does this actualy make the traces too?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Jean-Marc Le Blanc
>> >> >> >> ---
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men
>> >> >> >> and
>> >> >> >> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Tom Burns <tom.i.burns at gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >> > PCB fabrication is why I'm gathering people interested in
>> >> >> >> > building
>> >> >> >> > a
>> >> >> >> > very
>> >> >> >> > small, cheap CNC.  For under $100 you can get all the parts to
>> >> >> >> > build
>> >> >> >> > it.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Read more here:
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > http://makeyourbot.org/mantis9-1
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Currently the plan is to begin ordering parts as of January.
>> >> >> >> > If
>> >> >> >> > you
>> >> >> >> > want to
>> >> >> >> > buy the parts let me know and I'll contact you when we're ready
>> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> >> > place
>> >> >> >> > an
>> >> >> >> > order.  Many of the parts in the BOM only have McMaster
>> >> >> >> > references
>> >> >> >> > so
>> >> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> > current plan is to ship them to NY and pick them up at the UPS
>> >> >> >> > store
>> >> >> >> > (as
>> >> >> >> > mentioned on list previously).
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Cheers,
>> >> >> >> > Tom
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Andrew Plumb <andrew at plumb.org>
>> >> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> It can be done (see http://wiki.makerbot.com/makerbot-mill),
>> >> >> >> >> but
>> >> >> >> >> you'll
>> >> >> >> >> need to use some sort of sacrificial layer and a solid steel
>> >> >> >> >> plate
>> >> >> >> >> underneath so you don't destroy the XY platform.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Andrew.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> On 2010-11-09, at 9:19 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> > Hey guys,
>> >> >> >> >> > I am getting annoyed with drilling my holes in my pcb boards
>> >> >> >> >> > and
>> >> >> >> >> > and
>> >> >> >> >> > tining them. I was wondering if some one knew if this could
>> >> >> >> >> > be
>> >> >> >> >> > done
>> >> >> >> >> > with the maker bot?  If the maker bot follows standard CNC
>> >> >> >> >> > commands
>> >> >> >> >> > this would not be too hard I suppose to program.  I think It
>> >> >> >> >> > was
>> >> >> >> >> > Andrew who said he put a dremel head on his maker bot.  As
>> >> >> >> >> > for
>> >> >> >> >> > tining,
>> >> >> >> >> > maybe put a hot plate on the base and melt some tin on the
>> >> >> >> >> > base?
>> >> >> >> >> >  the
>> >> >> >> >> > tining is not too important thought. I don't usually do that
>> >> >> >> >> > step
>> >> >> >> >> > since its long and I don't find it worth it.  Maybe an
>> >> >> >> >> > alternative?
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> > Jean-Marc Le Blanc
>> >> >> >> >> > ---
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> > "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were
>> >> >> >> >> > men
>> >> >> >> >> > and
>> >> >> >> >> > wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds
>> >> >> >> >> >
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