Homebrew PCBs

I built my own,
But
For comparison. There is a company in England
(http://www.milinst.com/main.htm)
, who does just what you are planning. They charge f 249.00
But with shipping and conversion to the US make it nearly $600

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ballendo" <ballendo@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 5:34 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] What would you pay for a cnc pcb mill/drill kit?


> Hello,
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> This was buried at the bottom of the pick and place post, and I
> realised many may just skip over that topic...
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> What would you be willing to pay for a cnc machine kit that
> assembles like a bookcase(meaning rather quickly--an hour or two--,
> with limited tools), was 12" x12" (or 12"x18") in work area, and
> could be used as a pcb drill, solder paste dispenser, enclosure
> cutout and panel engraving, vinyl cutting, pcb milling. The kit would
> be complete, with software and drives and motors included, and just
> needing plugged together.
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> Is this something any of you would be interested in buying? At what
> price? Speed will be at least 48IPM, and if the price merits, it
> could be as high as 200IPM, with 90IPM a "reasonable" mid level.
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> What about a different machine? Smaller, and aimed more squarely at
> drilling and milling pcbs? Say 6"x12" area, and slower too, at about
> 36IPM. Still a simply assembled(screwdriver, hex wrench) kit,
> complete with s/w, motors, cables and drives. What would be a "fair"
> price? (That you would be willing to pay!)
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> Thank you in advance,
>
> Ballendo
>
> P.S. A different question: If low price were the most important
> thing, what is the SMALLEST travel size (6"x8"?) and SLOWEST traverse
> rate, that you would find acceptable?
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