Homebrew PCBs

That machine is not going to happen. Please remove me from your 
list, as I am not interested in waiting anymore. 10-4

Anybody who wants a PCB drilling machine and wants it cheap, has 
only one choice: 

www.kleinbauer.com 

I suggest a machine named Brute but John has over there listed quite 
a few machines, one even designed for cutting metal. Those machines 
are real: you will see lots of them MADE around the world and they 
are cheap, too. Yeah, they have a problem: you don't need a forklift 
to get them into your basement... and you don't need a mortgage 
either. But they do work. You can even see a PCB isolation milled 
and drilled on his website. 

Sincerely,

Mike






--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "lcdpublishing" 
<lcdpublishing@y...> wrote:
>
> Well, let's see here.  You are asking a group of people to commit 
to 
> purchasing a machine based on a description that would barely 
> describe a piece of paper.
> 
> If you actually wanted to sell something, why not provide some 
> tangible information and photos...
> 
> Servos or steppers
> Drives included or not
> Ball screws, acme screws, or belt drives
> Way system used
> Spindle HP
> Spindle drive
> Variable speed or constant speed speed
> Type of spindle control
> Quick change tools, Collets, chuck?
> C-Frame, bridge, or gantry machine?
> 
> What else does a person need to utilize this machine?  Computer, 
> software, power supplies, etc...
> 
> How fast is this machine?  Can you provide any examples of how 
fast 
> it can mill isolation grooves on a given size board?
> 
> Why don't you just provide some photographs and real details of 
> these machines?  I get hundreds of spam emails everyday asking me 
to 
> provide financial information to purchase "something", at least 
they 
> provide SOME details!
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "ballendo" <ballendo@y...> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello again,
> > 
> > Actually I'm back here to get a fresh report on any interest in 
> the 
> > PCB mill/drill I described some time back.
> > 
> > If you replied before, I still have your name on the list; but 
> since 
> > it's been awhile, I'd like to update the list.
> > 
> > The reason is that I've found an investor who is also interested 
> in 
> > the PCB aspects of that machine. So what happened since last 
post?
> > 
> > The machine structure is made of 12GA sheet steel, laser cut and 
> > pressbrake formed. Then painted and silkscreened. To do this in 
> > small quantities will not allow the 500-800 buck price to be 
met. 
> I 
> > was working with another man til recently to bring some OTHER 
non-
> > PCB aimed cnc products to market (profits from which would allow 
> > these PCB mills, I call them roadrunners to be made at the 
desired 
> > price point), but the has not kept our agreements.
> > 
> > Now the new investor would prefer that we make the design he had 
> > original interest in; so I'm asking to see if the quantity 
desired 
> > would allow that. Otherwise we'll need to introduce some of the 
> > other things first, as was planned before...
> > 
> > I had 35 folks here who were seriously interested in a 500 buck 
> > 10x10x2-1/2 PCB mill/drill which could do drilling, isolation, 
> front 
> > panel engraving, and with added parts; Pick n Place, rotary axis 
> > items, vinyl cutting, etc.
> > 
> > A search of "500 buck" in the archive here should turn up the 
> > details, so I won't waste bandwidth repeating them here.
> > 
> > If you're still seriously interested in a small, precise, 
> > inexpensive, capable PCB oriented CNC machine; please let me 
know 
> > ASAP offlist.
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > 
> > Ballendo
> > 
> > P.S. BTW, Seriously interested means you'd spend 500 bucks 
between 
> > now and the end of the year to have one. (Some of youknow that 
> steel 
> > prices have shot through the roof inth elast year. I am 
currently 
> > checking into the effect of that upon the 500 buck price. 
Consider 
> > that it might become 550-or 600... (let me know if that's a deal-
> > breaker when you reply.)
> >
>