Peter Bell | 09/11/2010 15:21:50 |
399 forum posts 167 photos | Hello,
Has anyone successfully milled a PCB from Mach 3 and if so what program was it created in?
Peter |
blowlamp | 09/11/2010 16:36:33 |
![]() 1885 forum posts 111 photos | You'll be able to do that job in CamBam.
There's nothing to touch it at the price, in my humble opinion.
Martin. |
Joseph Noci | 09/11/2010 20:00:00 |
2 forum posts | I use a PCB CAD design package to create GERBER plot files of the PCB layout, and then convert this to G-Code using 'DeskPCB' from IMService (Google them..). It works quite well, some warts in the conversion that you can work around, but when you know how to do it, it works VERY well, I have milled many boards, with surface mount integrated circuits down to 0.6mm pin spacing. DeskPCB was around $100, if I remember correctly...well worth it. The secret is in having the PCB co-planar with the the engraving cutter horizontal path, and a very sharp cutter, 60 degree V tool, penetrating the copper about 0.02mm below the copper underside. High speed is essential, around 25000rpm min.
Joe |
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