Re: board house
2006-09-10 by derekhawkins
... Advanced Circuits, same place as the other fellow.
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2006-09-10 by derekhawkins
... Advanced Circuits, same place as the other fellow.
2006-09-10 by adastra_2001
Does KwickFit ring a bell? I was able to panelize 16 @ 2 X 1.6 on a ... It looks like KwickFit is a program to optimise yield. Who did your boards?
2006-09-10 by derekhawkins
... Does KwickFit ring a bell? I was able to panelize 16 @ 2 X 1.6 on a 8.5 X 7 board (59.5 sq-in). Got 48 boards for $99.00, that s just over $2.00 per
2006-09-10 by David Brainerd
I have ordered several of the $33 specials from Advanced circuits. They have solder mask and silk screen on BOTH sides. They also have a site, www.freedfm.com
2006-09-10 by derekhawkins
... Even two is too much. These three prototypes (only 2 X 1.6 ) have a total of 138 holes (mainly headers) and they re SMD all the way;
2006-09-09 by Andrew
... The fun of making it yourself is one easy to comprehend justification. Having to get a board with several hundred vias finished in a shorter period of time
2006-09-09 by adastra_2001
... to ... If I am right, that price is with silk screen mask And they do allow you odd shape boards. If the other guys are $0.33 with those options then they
2006-09-09 by Adam Seychell
... It makes no real difference if boards are PTH or not, both need similar hole accuracy. If you re doing tent and etch boards (as you described above) then
2006-09-09 by derekhawkins
... CNC sofware does a much better job than that based on the actual backlash you tell it. If you take the Excellon ouput and sort on one axis (low to high for
2006-09-09 by Andrew
... Parse the g-code so that before every drill it retreats a little bit in both X and Y. Then it is approaching every hole from the same direction. It s kind
2006-09-09 by derekhawkins
... $2.50 a sq. inch is high IMO. You can get $.55 per sq. inch at the link below for better standards on paper, but the catch is you have to spend at least
2006-09-09 by derekhawkins
... Thought you had some means that didn t utilize backlash compensation. You can get zero backlash on only one axis without compensation during CNC drilling
2006-09-09 by Dave Hylands
Hi Derek, ... Assume you re starting at the origin (bottom left). Advance Y to the hole with the lowest Y value. Advance X to the hole. You can continue
2006-09-09 by derekhawkins
... How do you do that for both X and Y axes?
2006-09-09 by Dave Hylands
... The beauty of CNC is that if you do things properly, the amount of backlash is actually irrelevant. The secret is to ensure that you always approach the
2006-09-09 by adastra_2001
Did I get this Board house from here? If not then I hope everyone that can use these guys give them a try. Also, I d like any testimonials.
2006-09-09 by Andrew
... Yeah - I am using the main free one. EMC2 from linuxcnc.org. Coming at the holes from one side easy enough to program in and means I don t have to rely
2006-09-09 by Tony Smith
... 1/1000 is 0.0254mm. More than enough for thru hole PCBs. The errors don t accumulate, so even 0.1mm accuracy is enough (especially for hand assembly).
2006-09-09 by derekhawkins
... Flattery will get you nowhere. ... IIRC, only the outer layers are etched after drilling. Inner layers are etched, stacked and epoxied before the first
2006-09-09 by Andrew
... Drilling before etching is what you HAVE to do if you want through plated holes or multi layer. Drill holes in blank copper activate the holewall Plate the
2006-09-09 by Andrew
An update for anyone interested. First posted in June or there abouts my intent to make a photoplotter along the lines of the one John Elson did. Said at the
2006-09-09 by derekhawkins
... It s the only sensible way to drill holes IMO. But drilling before etching makes no sense to me. CNC drilling seemed to have been high on wish lists in the
2006-09-09 by Stefan Trethan
... It s after the time machine. The list gets kind of muddled and keeps changing after that..... ;-) ST
2006-09-09 by Stefan Trethan
... M. Zingg also does multilayer with a heated press and epoxy. As you said where it makes sense is if you have customers jumping up and down needing
2006-09-09 by Andrew
... You forgot the spray etch machine. They are all part of the same goal :)
2006-09-09 by derekhawkins
... That s before or after the laser plotter and the 30,000 RPM brushless spindle?
2006-09-09 by Andrew
... If you do it at home I would guess it does. Homebrew beer starts with people that pour a brigalow kit into some water and wait two weeks. It ranges all
2006-09-09 by Herbert E. Plett
... forgot to add brew - (think of those pictures of middle-age alchemists working) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of
2006-09-09 by Herbert E. Plett
... sure, but does a 6 layer board fit into a homebrew concept? designing a board at home and then sending it to a million dollar facility for manufacture is
2006-09-09 by Andrew
... Depends how complex a thing you do in your home :D I hope to have multi layer PTH happening in my home some time soon :D
2006-09-09 by Len Shelton
Same reason they walk around with a little blue illuminated devices stuck in their ear when they are not even on the phone. They ve been assimilated. ... _____
2006-09-08 by derekhawkins
... Don t know whether surveys were done or whether it was sheer speculation but according to one news article...a fairly large percentage of people seen
2006-09-08 by lists
In article , ... It s someone else playing with them that worries me.
2006-09-08 by Stefan Trethan
... I don t think it was meant as a comment that it is off topic, more like the experiences in this group are mostly with one or two layer PCBs with a few
2006-09-08 by Steve
... I don t get it. The list has no limit on complexity of boards. Designing, making, etching, soldering, printed circuit boards yourself. Any method allowed
2006-09-08 by derekhawkins
... Bingo! Sounds more like a six dollar US bill with Clinton blowing the Sax on it.
2006-09-08 by Herbert E. Plett
... doesn t sound [Homebrew_PCBs] to me... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam
2006-09-08 by jr_dakota
I heard it (ala Jeff Foxworthy) What are a Redneck s last words? Hold my beer and watch this ....
2006-09-08 by Leon Heller
... From: Andrew To: Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 6:37 AM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Eagle smells
2006-09-08 by Andrew
... How about after the PCB is drawn ? Eagle seems to have the ability to import and export documented ascii files that can describe a PCB and can also I/O
2006-09-08 by Leon Heller
... From: Andrew To: Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 2:09 AM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Eagle smells
2006-09-08 by Andrew
... Can Pulsonix save to a common format that other packages can read though ? Open formats is pretty pretty close to the top on my selection criteria.
2006-09-07 by Stefan Trethan
On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:02:20 +0200, Leon Heller ... I expect some would make a fuzz about that ;-) ST
2006-09-07 by Leon Heller
... From: Andrew To: Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 10:34 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Bad Jokes
2006-09-07 by Andrew
... Made any PCBs for custom add ons to your bike? My only mod so far is an automatic garage door opener. Pretty lame realy. ... Speed limit is 100K out
2006-09-07 by Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
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2006-09-07 by John Young
Famous last words - Hey guys, watch this....... John
2006-09-07 by Ross McKenzie
Mr Leon. This is the FUZZ. Public confessions might be good for the soul, but not for the bank balance. We have your bike under surveillance! Beware .
2006-09-07 by Leon Heller
... From: Andrew To: Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 12:48 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Vote -
2006-09-07 by Andrew
... Honda VTR1000F ... I m not game to realy open mine up. ... OK - I will have a look. But I still tend to think that it s a bit too far up the price