Homebrew PCBs

Tom,

ballendo said that details will be available next week, delivery in 
August, 2004.

800 holes- are they two layers? Mike

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"There is no joy in facing a dead horse after three days"- Mike



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas P. Gootee" <tomg@f...> 
wrote:
> Ballendo,
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> The CNC machine MAY actually solve most or all of my remaining 
production-automation "problems"!
> 
> For one thing, the plastic instrument panels are so soft that the 
machine will probably also be able to rout all of the holes out of 
them, for me.  
> 
> The CNC PCB-drilling, of course, will probably be the biggest help, 
for me.  Each of my sets of boards has well over 800 holes.  And my 
eyes "ain't what they used to be"!
> 
> Do you have an estimate of the time frame until we can get our 
hands on your machines?  Sorry if that's been asked before.
> 
> Tom Gootee
> 
> http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg
> 
> P.S. Has anyone though about using a CNC machine to hold a small 
laser or lamp (maybe CNC-adjustable-focus or adjustable beam cross-
section or something), to put down traces on photo-sensitive pcbs?
> 
> "There's no use in beating a dead horse, except, of course, for the 
sheer JOY of it!" - A. Whitney Brown, on an episode of "Saturday 
Night Live", circa early 1980s.
> 
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> 
>    Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 09:01:02 -0000
>    From: "ballendo" <ballendo@y...>
> Subject: Re: Toner Transfer for Instrument Panels?
> 
> Hello,
> 
> try  http://www.pulsar.gs , formerly http://www.dynaart.com/
> 
> It's not readily apparent on their website, but the instructions 
> which come with their dextrin coated paper show how to make decals 
> and panel labels...
> 
> There's another website, with a tag line like  "We can show you how 
> to print on ANYTHING, or your money back!" that also uses toner 
> transfer to make panels. I'll try to find the URL, but maybe 
someone 
> else here knows it in the meantime?
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Ballendo
> 
> P.S. You could always engrave the panels with a CNC machine...<G> 
(Or 
> use IT to trim the label and vinyl overlay you're using now...)
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas P. Gootee" 
<tomg@f...> 
> wrote:
> > If this is too off-topic, maybe someone could point me to a more-
> appropriate group.
> > 
> > Has anyone got a good way to apply computer-generated artwork to 
> instrument panels?
> > 
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