[Lab] Makerbot and PCB fabrication

[Tom Burns]

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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