Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Newbie to list, old timer to this hobby and others
2006-12-26 by DJ Delorie
... Of course, I meant it s not a *nix-only solution. Serves me right for posting first thing in the morning :-P
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Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-26 by derekhawkins
... Geez, I wonder who made this post in this thread; =================================================================== Re: Selling $150 PCBMill The next
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-26 by crankorgan
... Then maybe you should not reply to a thread that says Selling $150 PCBMill The rest of us are talking about Milling and or Drilling PCBoard mills. Maybe
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-26 by derekhawkins
... I can. Guess that makes me special. ... Nonsense again. Whatever, I have no interest whatsoever in milling PCBs. ... There are specifications.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Newbie to list, old timer to this hobby and others
2006-12-26 by DJ Delorie
... gEDA runs on Windows and Mac OS/X too. It is NOT a windows-only solution.
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-26 by crankorgan
derekhawkins, You can t campare a $600 PCBMill to a larger router. The large router does not have the accuracy to mill boards. Even using the same rails and
Re: (Wooden) CNC router plans
2006-12-26 by derekhawkins
... One of the problems is that technically oriented people tend to be the least business oriented. Often, we re too smart for our own good. Maybe we should
Re: (Wooden) CNC router plans
2006-12-26 by crankorgan
I am a writer. I sell plans. It is very hard to make a living selling a product with so little profit. The support is also the down side. For $36 some people
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-26 by derekhawkins
... The guy asked for opinions and I gave mine, whereupon you jumped in saying that my comparison to the next best thing was illogical or some such nonsense.
Re: (Wooden) CNC router plans
2006-12-26 by lcdpublishing
Dave, Correct. John has been complaining on these lists that he has been Ripped off on His designs and that his business is failing and so on. While I
Re: (Wooden) CNC router plans
2006-12-26 by lcdpublishing
HEY STEFAN! I resemble that remark :-)!!!!! ... otherwise
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-26 by mycroft2152
... Dave, you hit the nail directly on the head with that comment! Discussions about small CNC s are usually blown off the CNC groups by the metal cutters,
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-26 by John Hansford
Well, There is a bottom line here. Dave and I are making the machine regardless of whether anyone thinks it s a bad idea or not. If it s a futile attempt,
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-26 by Stefan Trethan
On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 06:06:31 +0100, Dave Mucha ... And some drive pick-up trucks, and never even open the tailgate. It is easy to
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-26 by crankorgan
So as you can see I provided a link and people start cutting into the machine. There have been and there will contine to be PCBMill machines out there. You
Re: (Wooden) CNC router plans
2006-12-26 by nixiebuilder
http://pminmo.com/ HTH ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: (Wooden) CNC router plans
2006-12-26 by Cristian
Any good electronics schematics (stepper driver) for free there? Cristian
DIY stencil making for reflowing?
2006-12-26 by bobysgotguns
Normally stencils are made with laser cutters. It s easy for those ordering PCBs to get stencils as well, but what about the DIYers that make their own PCBs?
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-26 by Dave Mucha
... I don t think so. I designed a small, er, tiny CNC machine for drilling and etching PCB s based on the board side of the Eagle demo software. The guy
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-26 by derekhawkins
... You re only seeing things from a designer perspective. For $1,150.00 you get 15 X14 travel, Kerk precision acme screws, Delrin nuts with wear compensation
Re: Newbie to list, old timer to this hobby and others
2006-12-25 by Wayne C. Gramlich
... Oops, I should clarify. The free version of EagleCAD: is the one that has size restrictions of 4 x 3.2 ) and one sheet of
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: (Wooden) CNC router plans
2006-12-25 by Stefan Trethan
On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:16:42 +0100, Dave Mucha ... if you combine the ongoing fascination with lathes and mills (see market for cheap
Re: Newbie to list, old timer to this hobby and others
2006-12-25 by Wayne C. Gramlich
[snip] ... KiCAD is multi platform (Linux, Windows, etc.) and has no size restrictions (like EagleCAD.): For a
Re: (Wooden) CNC router plans
2006-12-25 by Dave Mucha
... An interesting comment that was made some 50 plus years ago about sales. if you want to sell insurance in a town, (before there were signs everywhere) the
Re: (Wooden) CNC router plans
2006-12-25 by Dave Mucha
Sorry to sound so harsh, but you seem to want to ... Chris, John has put together a lot of different designs. To say that all were so unique as to have no
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-25 by Dave Mucha
... This is a question and a problem. Considder the nut might last about 365 hours of use. so, one has to spend some $50 ?? per year for a wear item. Kind
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-25 by Dave Mucha
... 12 x 19 x 3, that is a whole lot more machine, but at a whole lot more money. As you know, John H and I, (Not John K) are putting together a beginners
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-25 by Dave Mucha
... Another knock in the teeth comes from experts discussing parts as if they were complete machines. It can cost $5,000 for a Bridgeport CNC conversion kit.
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-25 by Dave Mucha
... That is only the frame. no motors, no electronics, no power supply, no stepper drivers and no switches. A nice looking unit for sure, but not the
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-25 by Stefan Trethan
On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 16:59:33 +0100, lcdpublishing ... Does this one use ball races for linear rails? ST
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-25 by lcdpublishing
Not bad for the money. But, when you consider what isn t there, it isn t exactly cheap either. I suspect by the time you add in everything else, you would be
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-25 by Richard
Yes, the short 4-1/2 Y axis is a killer. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-25 by crankorgan
If you take a block of Delrin twice the thickness of the leadscrew and tap it with a quality tap you get a nut with no backlash. You must keep the leadscrew
Newbie to list, old timer to this hobby and others
2006-12-25 by Russ
New to the list today, have been doing manual resist application and slosh etching on occasion as needed since the 70 s. Now I have some space and this list
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-25 by derekhawkins
... Not bad for $600.00. Not really a handsome machine but a good starter setup IMO. The only obvious shortcomings I see would be the X-Y travel and the
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-25 by derekhawkins
... Been checking the K2 site for sometime now. Their stuff really looks professional and the website below seems to be using one of their machines for pick &
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-25 by Richard
That s not a bad looking machine for the money. Of course, I don t know enough about them to say that with factual information. It just looks nice. Opinions?
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: FAIL of "edding permanent ink" for direct PCB print
2006-12-25 by Herbert E. Plett
... question to those curageous: did you try mixing SOME fast dry ink with the standard one?, I mean not using pure marker ink. BTW, do they mix, at all?
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-25 by crankorgan
The next jump up in price is K2. Machines in the $800 range came and left several times. One guy was selling a machine with one rail that was floating due
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-24 by derekhawkins
... Maybe I should get one while the going s good and before they examine their P&L statements? Just kidding, the X-Y travel is too little. Furthermore, I m
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-24 by crankorgan
They are selling very well even though there is no market! There are others out there. The problem is these guys don t know how to index their website. They
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-24 by derekhawkins
... Thanks!
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-24 by crankorgan
derekhawkins, The $600 metal machine can be found at: http://www.widgitmaster.com/ John
Re: (Wooden) CNC router plans
2006-12-24 by lcdpublishing
Where are my what? Talk certainly is cheap. But in case you have not figured it out yet from my VERY DIRECT points, I have no desire to go bankrupt trying to
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Dry Film Photoresist
2006-12-24 by Adam Seychell
... The problem I found with dry film is getting your hands on the stuff without buying 25 life times supply of it. Well thats my experience in Australia.
Re: Selling $150 PCBMill
2006-12-24 by derekhawkins
... The only attempts I ve knocked are those involving complete machines that end with orders placed with full or down payments and no subsequent deliveries
Re: (Wooden) CNC router plans
2006-12-24 by crankorgan
Chris, You seem to have all the answers after the fact! You make comments about other peoples attemps. Where are yours? Talk is cheap! John
Re: (Wooden) CNC router plans
2006-12-24 by lcdpublishing
John, Apparently you have not yet figured out that the market for small CNC machines, plans, kits, etc. isn t that big. There just isn t enough demand and the
What is your opinion about Bosch linear motion devices to build a CNC?
2006-12-24 by Bora Dikmen
http://www.boschrexroth.com/business_units/brl/en/produkte/mehrachssysteme/index.jsp These German products are widely used in industry and according to my
FAIL of "edding permanent ink" for direct PCB print
2006-12-24 by Bora Dikmen
... Yes, and some more. 1-) MISPRO is very hard to find in Turkey, even now. 2-) If it succeeded, there is no need to dry the ink. It is naturally etch