BOM: <a href="http://makeyourbot.org/local--files/mantis9-1/bom-9.xls">http://makeyourbot.org/local--files/mantis9-1/bom-9.xls</a><br>DXF (haven't opened this but I'm assuming it's the design file for all wood parts): <a href="http://makeyourbot.wdfiles.com/local--files/mantis9-1/mantis9.1.dxf">http://makeyourbot.wdfiles.com/local--files/mantis9-1/mantis9.1.dxf</a><br>
video series on how to build it: <a href="http://makeyourbot.org/mantis9-build">http://makeyourbot.org/mantis9-build</a><br><br>Tom<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com">jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">yeah I think that is more what I would do.<br>
does he have a right up on how he made it? the little motor is it a<br>
drill motor or one that you find in RC cars?<br>
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Jean-Marc Le Blanc<br>
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"Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and<br>
wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds<br>
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</div><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:18 AM, Tom Burns <<a href="mailto:tom.i.burns@gmail.com">tom.i.burns@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> No idea. You'd have to ask the creators. You could always etch the boards<br>
> with a resist-ink method and drill the holes with the bot afterwards, but<br>
> you'd obviously have to take care to align it properly. Maybe drill the<br>
> holes first then line up the transfer with the holes?<br>
><br>
> For <$100 I don't expect this CNC to do everything but it's a huge step<br>
> forward from not having one at all.<br>
><br>
> Tom<br>
><br>
> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc<br>
> <<a href="mailto:jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com">jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> think that would be precise enough to make traces for surface mount?<br>
>><br>
>> Jean-Marc Le Blanc<br>
>> ---<br>
>><br>
>> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and<br>
>> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Tom Burns <<a href="mailto:tom.i.burns@gmail.com">tom.i.burns@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > Yup!<br>
>> > <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlDpZl-QIAA&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlDpZl-QIAA&feature=player_embedded</a><br>
>> ><br>
>> > Tom<br>
>> ><br>
>> > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc<br>
>> > <<a href="mailto:jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com">jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Does this actualy make the traces too?<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Jean-Marc Le Blanc<br>
>> >> ---<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and<br>
>> >> wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Tom Burns <<a href="mailto:tom.i.burns@gmail.com">tom.i.burns@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> >> wrote:<br>
>> >> > PCB fabrication is why I'm gathering people interested in building a<br>
>> >> > very<br>
>> >> > small, cheap CNC. For under $100 you can get all the parts to build<br>
>> >> > it.<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Read more here:<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > <a href="http://makeyourbot.org/mantis9-1" target="_blank">http://makeyourbot.org/mantis9-1</a><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Currently the plan is to begin ordering parts as of January. If you<br>
>> >> > want to<br>
>> >> > buy the parts let me know and I'll contact you when we're ready to<br>
>> >> > place<br>
>> >> > an<br>
>> >> > order. Many of the parts in the BOM only have McMaster references so<br>
>> >> > the<br>
>> >> > current plan is to ship them to NY and pick them up at the UPS store<br>
>> >> > (as<br>
>> >> > mentioned on list previously).<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Cheers,<br>
>> >> > Tom<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Andrew Plumb <<a href="mailto:andrew@plumb.org">andrew@plumb.org</a>><br>
>> >> > wrote:<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> It can be done (see <a href="http://wiki.makerbot.com/makerbot-mill" target="_blank">http://wiki.makerbot.com/makerbot-mill</a>), but<br>
>> >> >> you'll<br>
>> >> >> need to use some sort of sacrificial layer and a solid steel plate<br>
>> >> >> underneath so you don't destroy the XY platform.<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> Andrew.<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> On 2010-11-09, at 9:19 AM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc wrote:<br>
>> >> >><br>
>> >> >> > Hey guys,<br>
>> >> >> > I am getting annoyed with drilling my holes in my pcb boards and<br>
>> >> >> > and<br>
>> >> >> > tining them. I was wondering if some one knew if this could be<br>
>> >> >> > done<br>
>> >> >> > with the maker bot? If the maker bot follows standard CNC<br>
>> >> >> > commands<br>
>> >> >> > this would not be too hard I suppose to program. I think It was<br>
>> >> >> > Andrew who said he put a dremel head on his maker bot. As for<br>
>> >> >> > tining,<br>
>> >> >> > maybe put a hot plate on the base and melt some tin on the base?<br>
>> >> >> > the<br>
>> >> >> > tining is not too important thought. I don't usually do that step<br>
>> >> >> > since its long and I don't find it worth it. Maybe an<br>
>> >> >> > alternative?<br>
>> >> >> ><br>
>> >> >> > Jean-Marc Le Blanc<br>
>> >> >> > ---<br>
>> >> >> ><br>
>> >> >> > "Do you pine for the nice days of Minix-1.1, when men were men and<br>
>> >> >> > wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds<br>
>> >> >> ><br>
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