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2012-06-21 by Jeff Heiss
What was the minimum width of the line cut? Jeff _____ From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Riley Sent:
2012-06-21 by Mark Lerman
Since the Silhoutte uses steppers, perhaps some of the free cnc programs could be used.
2012-06-21 by Mike
Good question. I wish I could do this (and I ve tried). The feed rate is not adjustable (low) enough - it s too fast and breaks normal carbide milling bits.
2012-06-21 by Riley
worked well enough when I tried it with a micro engraver (harbor freight 98227) and a cordless dremel (model 7300 from wally world) on FR1 machinable board
2012-06-20 by jeremy youngs
i get the little light bulb picture above my head!!!!!!!!!! lol why not add a milling bit and use that to cut the pattern instead of the ... [Non-text portions
2012-06-20 by tda7000
Maybe I missed something in all the previous emails, but if you can attach your Dremel to the machine to allow CNC drilling of the board, why not add a milling
2012-06-20 by Mike
Thanks all for the posts - I m hoping the sum of knowledge enables more of us to take advantage of this quick, clean, easy and relatively low-cost method. From
2012-06-20 by AlienRelics
I should not have to jump through those hoops. How would I know to look for Quick PCB with CNC Paper Cutter ? I try to think about future viewers looking for
2012-06-20 by Dale Evans
Okay, I own a Cricut Create Machine I bought brand new a couple years ago and do not remember the exact price. I suspect it was in the $200+ range. Anyway,
2012-06-19 by javaguy11111
If you switch to list view in the upper left hand corner in the Photo s folder and sort by Last Modified you can find the most recent photos.
2012-06-18 by John
The product was Precision Aerobatics Radio Control Model Airplanes & kits. It is a National & International Competition for Models conforming to an
2012-06-18 by AlienRelics
I can t find any photos or files. There are just too many Photos folders for me to go through them all. I looked in Homebrew_PCBs_Archives, too. Could you
2012-06-18 by Richard
howdy guys! I ve been a member here for many years, reading the digests with interest as they come in....yet I haven t posted much because I ve been out of the
2012-06-18 by tda7000
... It it supposed to be a weird shape?
2012-06-18 by Donald H Locker
URLs are most certainly allowed. Or am I missing something. Those in your previous message (15 Jun 5:35PM (TZ???)) came through fine. Donald. -- *Plain Text*
2012-06-18 by Mike Sinclair
OK, some microscope photos are uploaded to Homebrew_PCBs Photo Archive and also posted on my website (no URLs allowed so don t know how to steer other than
2012-06-17 by AlienRelics
... Perhaps the blade is getting dull. ... I used to make boards using photo sensitive spray by making the patterns at 2x size and reducing on a copy machine
2012-06-16 by Jeff Heiss
Interesting, what was your retirement business? Jeff _____ From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Sent:
2012-06-16 by John
I have been dabbling in homebrew printed circuit boards as long as I can remember. When I got my HP7475(?), I thought I had it. I drew the line at being able
2012-06-16 by Mike Sinclair
Oops. Somehow my latest Microscope photos didn t get posted. I ll rectify soon. You ll see as I did that it does. Yes, I NEVER thought it would cut through the
2012-06-16 by javaguy11111
... I think everyone on this forum gets excited about faster, better, cheaper and easier ways to make circuit boards. So any questions asked are not meant to
2012-06-16 by javaguy11111
... Perhaps you are thinking of Centronics
2012-06-16 by David Mitchell
Thanks very much for the info! I m very excited by the idea. I honestly never thought to try just cutting the board directly, and I also love the idea of
2012-06-16 by Harvey White
... The Roland 880 uses a 25 pin connector which is serial. The IBM PC parallel connector is the same connector style, but with pins rather than sockets
2012-06-16 by AlienRelics
Yes, Duane is correct. I was thinking of HP-IB. The interfaces are insanely expensive, last I checked, in the range of hundreds even used. Steve Greenfield
2012-06-16 by Duane C. Johnson
... No, that would be: HP-IB HP Interface Buss Or IEEE-488 Duane -- Home of the $35 Solar Tracker Receiver http://www.redrok.com/led3xassm.htm [*]
2012-06-15 by tda7000
... Are you thinking of SCSI? Sometimes that uses a DB-25 connector.
2012-06-15 by Jeff Heiss
Where are the microscope photos located on your page http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/papercutterpcbs ? I could not spot them. Jeff _____ From:
2012-06-15 by MIKE DURKIN
I think Silhouette makes the best, low cost hobbyist cutter ... no cartridges!!! ... From: Mike Sinclair Sent: 15 Jun 2012 21:43:11 GMT To:
2012-06-15 by AlienRelics
We re not criticizing, just sharing methods. Did you mean to spell that CirCuts in the video title? Good video. I think it would be enhanced with a few
2012-06-15 by AlienRelics
... The few I made with vinyl, I didn t have any problems with ferric chloride. ... Look in Links, Files, and Photos for Scratch-n-Etch. Dykem metal marking
2012-06-15 by AlienRelics
... I think someone else mentioned that HP HPGL/GPGL drivers are still within Windows. Make sure it is actually a serial or parallel interface. Many HP
2012-06-15 by Mike Sinclair
Sorry for the lag.....gainful employment comes first. Believe me, I am not in any way casting dispersions towards those of you who might see too many warts
2012-06-15 by Leslie Schwartz
Some product literature has specs, I found them difficult to compare machine to machine, there did not seem to be a universal standard for repeatability and
2012-06-15 by Tony Smith
... Assuming 10 mil = 10 thou, that s about 0.25mm, so not very wide. They ll do it (resolution of a thou is common), but the limit is the vinyl itself. With
2012-06-15 by Mark Lerman
Does anyone have any specs on these vinyl cutter? Can they do 10 mil lines repeatedly and reliability?
2012-06-15 by Dave
... For Windows/XP there are Roland drivers that work with most of these including the common HP7475A and the Hitachi Pen Plotters which are extremely cheap. I
2012-06-15 by Dave
... I thought the CriCuts only worked from a cartridge. Do some have a computer connection... ... There are quite a few videos on YouTube on using the older
2012-06-15 by Leslie Schwartz
Do you have any recommendations for a pen plotter machines? I have seen a lot of large and some small format pen plotters on ebay, for which I think it would
2012-06-15 by David Mitchell
I have a number of cricuts that I got broken from ebay for $20 or so, shipped, and repaired myself. Some are much easier to fix than others, but if you re
2012-06-15 by AlienRelics
I m using a very old used Graphtec I bought at a thrift store. I ve been looking for info on the CriCuts to see if any models can be printed to from any given
2012-06-15 by AlienRelics
That instructable assumes you know everything about using a vinyl cutter, or that you ve had someone else cut, weed, and place transfer tape onto the vinyl.
2012-06-15 by Tony Smith
... cutting some ... copper ... clad ... hand cut ... works ... tape, or ... Ordinary sign vinyl would work for the usual through hole size stuff, you d have
2012-06-15 by Leslie H Schwartz
Unfortunately I can t recommend a machine based on my zero actual experience with the machines or the method, but I have been looking into that and I came
2012-06-15 by Mario Mikulandra
Hi, someone should try that method with a rubber roller or fine foam roller that TDA7000 suggested. If LPKF can do it, why can t it be successful with other
2012-06-15 by Bob Butcher
Thanks for the reply. As I suspected vinyl works as a etchant mask. Does anyone have recommendations on an inexpensive vinyl cutter? It seems that most of the
2012-06-15 by Daniel Washington
Guess someone has already done that: at least one guy on a DIY audio group here in Brazil used to do some simpler boards by masking with plotter cut vinyl, the
2012-06-15 by Leslie Schwartz
There is an Instructable about this in case anyone has not seen it; http://www.instructables.com/id/Fast-and-Easy-PCB-Prototyping-with-Vinyl/ ... From:
2012-06-15 by alienrelics
Like this? Vinyl resists etchant just fine, no need fiddling with masking,
2012-06-15 by Bob Butcher
Interesting topic. Instead of cutting the copper directly, how about cutting some vinyl or maybe masking tape? Then transfer the cut vinyl or tape to a copper