<br clear="all"><div>I don't think it's the right machine for PCBs. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Andrew O'Malley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aomalley@gmail.com">aomalley@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
+1 on no cutting metal in the laser.<br>
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> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:56:47 -0400<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:bentfork@gmail.com">bentfork@gmail.com</a><br>
> Subject: Re: [Lab] Fire the laser!<br>
> To: Darcy Whyte <<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com">darcy@siteware.com</a>><br>
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> The laser unfortunately can't cut through metal. The best one can do is to<br>
> coat the board in black spraypaint, remove it with the laser and use it as a<br>
> resist.<br>
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> <a href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/01/how-to-use-a-laser-to-etc.html" target="_blank">http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/01/how-to-use-a-laser-to-etc.html</a><br>
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> On 29 August 2011 14:09, Paul & Andrea Mumby <<a href="mailto:themumbys@gmail.com">themumbys@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> We should try some copper clad board to see if we can cut a PCB with the<br>
>> laser... I've seen some people with fantastic success, and that laser is so<br>
>> fine that we could get some really accurate PCB traces with it.<br>
>><br>
>> - Paul<br>
>><br>
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