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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Pick-and-place using a CNC mill

2007-12-24 by fd asdf

There aren't any pneumatics being used in the video.
You just need a vacumm.
--- "mark.mickelsen" <mark.mickelsen@...>
wrote:

> 
> I've been watching some videos on YouTube that are
> very interesting:
> 
>     http://ciciora.com/picknplace.html
> <http://ciciora.com/picknplace.html>
> 
> and in the menu there is one called
> 
>     CNC Taig mill solder paste dispenser
> 
> I'm very interested in doing something like this
> with my mill but I
> don't know very much about the pneumatics involved. 
> They seem to be
> using ordinary syringes as the tool head for picking
> up and placing the
> parts.  They are also using a syringe filled with
> solder paste for
> dispensing.  They must be using an air pump that can
> be both a vacuum
> pump and compressor.
> 
> Can anyone direct me to a site where I can learn
> something about the
> pneumatics involved?  When I google "pneumatics" I
> get a gazillion hits.
> I don't know where to start.  I also would like to
> know what kind of air
> pump to look for.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
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> removed]
> 
> 



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