2004-04-28 by Alan J. Franzman
... Re: straight-through printing, I was in Best Buy the other day and saw some DVD-Rs that said something on the package about having a specially prepared
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2004-04-28 by Stefan Trethan
ORCAD is nice, but if you are no student you won t be able to afford it. ST On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 22:39:14 -0700, Michael Johnston
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2004-04-28 by Michael Johnston
Sorry about the previous post. I got to clicking a bit too fast in Outlook. I ve been evaluating different schematic capture and pcb layout programs for
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2004-04-28 by Phil
actually, I think that this could be done with what is emerging as a some what standard CNC PCB machine (3 axis basis plus special axises (axees?)) with a
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2004-04-28 by Dave Mucha
... that ... I know and I like the way you moderate. I am a member of at least one other of your lists and the totally open method works well. Personally, I
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2004-04-28 by Steve
... I understand your points, and notice I only said something when it came up. This is my list only in that I started it and guide it, but without members
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2004-04-28 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 4/27/2004 8:53:46 PM Central Standard Time, rtellason@blazenet.net writes: I wonder if there s any feasibility to using some kind of a CNC
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2004-04-28 by Roy J. Tellason
... This reminds me of a wiring pencil that somebody (Vector?) came out with some years back. You were supposed to be able to use this thing to sort of wrap
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2004-04-28 by mpdickens
... The only model that I can think of would involve a setup similar to a sewing machine (With a sewing needle). It would use small gauge enamel covered wire:
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2004-04-28 by Roy J. Tellason
... That s what, that green stuff? Is there a FAQ about board materials someplace? I saw phenolic referred to as well as FR-4, so I figured that they were
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2004-04-28 by Dave Mucha
... board materials ... Yes, FR-4 is the most common and easiest to get. Seems no one knows were to get boards as the question on here rarely gets an answer.
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2004-04-28 by Roy J. Tellason
... I can see where some people might end up doing that, depending on what you were working on. I see making boards at all as simply being a way to augment
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2004-04-28 by Dave Mucha
... setup to do ... yeah.... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cnc-wirewrap_PCBs Only kidding : ) Dave
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2004-04-28 by Dave Mucha
... chemical ... together. ... let s try to steer this back to more PCB related questions. There is a problem with chemical, getting rid of the fumes and
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2004-04-28 by Dave Mucha
... suggest ... As I had said in one of my posts, once a topic is started and is getting responses, keep it on the list. (I m going to have to see if others
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2004-04-28 by joanna_laznicka
Austin May 10th Event - Nanotechnology, MEMS, Microsystems 6:30pm – 9:30pm, Austin Marriott at the Capitol Small World Expo will be hosting a networking
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2004-04-28 by Roy J. Tellason
I wonder if there s any feasibility to using some kind of a CNC setup to do wire-wrapping? Any of you guys have any thoughts on this?
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2004-04-28 by Roy J. Tellason
... Excluding all other methods? That would seem to be the way it s been flowing lately... ... I don t plan on going to *any* engineers. The name of
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2004-04-28 by Dave Mucha
... This list does not cater to what you care about, it caters to the topic as listed on the home page. Read the home page of the list. What are you reading
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2004-04-28 by ballendo
Stefan, I appreciate your comments, and the posts prior to this. I ve snipped them to get us back on track... Okay, there s more info in those short lines
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2004-04-27 by rmustakos
Just to put in my $0.02. As a trying-to-be-a-hobbiest, I ve found this very interesting, and on topic. It goes over things that I need to know for building
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2004-04-27 by rmustakos
Ballendo, I m interested, and am discussing the investment w/my wife. I am wondering if you have a web page with descriptions, capabilities, software
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2004-04-27 by Stefan Trethan
... I personally do not care at all in which list the stuff is discussed, as long as i am a member ;-). I don t think that anyone tries to weaken the pcb list
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2004-04-27 by John Greene
Well said! Jack ... From: ballendo To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 1:45 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: solder paste - cnc
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2004-04-27 by ballendo
You re kidding right? We can talk for DAYS! about CuCl regeneration (which I could give a rat s @$$ about), but not about engineering a way to get folks more
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2004-04-27 by ballendo
Steve, Good question. Sorry for the confusion. Full 3d. Mill and drill. COMPLETE kit. A few hours assembly, at most. With purchased or user-made additions,
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2004-04-27 by Dave Mucha
... named ... I have to agree that once a topic starts, and unless it would get more play elsewhere, it should stay on the list. I was only agreeing with
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2004-04-27 by Dave Mucha
... thought ... No offense to this list, but this list is how to make circuit boards, not how to make machines, and not how to engineer equipment, select
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2004-04-27 by Steve
Now I need a clarification: So this is drill only? You talked about an 800 dollar mill/drill full 3D milling machine, and said that you might sell the first
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2004-04-27 by Steve
If you do as he suggested and search the group archives, you find two primary posts within 3 clicks: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs/message/4877
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2004-04-27 by Roy J. Tellason
I just ran across this, that may be of interest: GerbMerge is a program for combining (panelizing) Gerber/Excellon files for printed circuit board
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2004-04-27 by ballendo
Steve, Thank you. It always seemed to me that drilling, paste application, and part placement were part of Homebrew PCBs... Ballendo P.S. For Mike: I don t
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2004-04-27 by Roy J. Tellason
... FWIW, this sounds an awful lot like some stuff that was in a _chemistry_ DIY book I had when I was a kid. You d use an alcohol lamp, and glass tubing,
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2004-04-27 by Steve
I must admit I felt a bit wierd when that group was created. I thought maybe I d offended someone. I ve never told anyone to take the drill/mill CNC thing off
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2004-04-27 by Stefan Trethan
I reckon you need not blow it. take a glass tube and locally heat it in gas. then pull. the more you pull the thinner. the hollow core ill still be there. ST
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2004-04-27 by grantfair2001
Hi Vasile- I ve never blown glass but have seen it done. What did the glass pen look like when it was done? How did it write the ink? Did it have a nib , or a
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2004-04-27 by mikezcnc
Did you talk about that machine on this group? Maybe you could repeat the specs? Mike ... posted ... yet. ... 50
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2004-04-26 by Vasile Surducan
... A short between the track and the guiding hole on pads connected to that track. Some does not have at all the guiding hole. But this is only with boards
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2004-04-26 by Vasile Surducan
Maybe it sounds crazy for your ears, but in the comunist era we have used for XY plotters a home made glass pen, very similar with the Staedler or Rotring
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2004-04-26 by Stefan Trethan
A hydrometer is floating already....
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2004-04-26 by Adam Seychell
... Also add some hydrometers to your shopping list to cover the range 1.00 to 1.30 I find hydrometers with 0.10 range are plenty good. Standard laboratory
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2004-04-26 by ballendo
Hello, I d like to get the machine(s) I ve been talking about into production, for delivery in May. (If you search the group archive on 500 buck pcb drill ,
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2004-04-26 by ballendo
Hello, Not for me. THAT group is trying to build a machine... (Poorly named group, IMO) THIS group is about building PC BOARDS. USING machines, if doing so is
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2004-04-26 by ballendo
Hello, Snips, inserts below... ... ST How long would it take to get the ... I d say a few hours; a day, Or two. MAX. ST How long would it take to get the
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2004-04-26 by ballendo
Stefan, No. The macro or canned drill cycle parameters change(during the initial empirical testing with YUOR setup). Then these parameters are used in EACH
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2004-04-25 by Dave Mucha
... Compare to a newbie making a PCB with plated thru holes..... ... on the ... If you can add a goto line then that is half the battle. With the X/Y location,
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2004-04-25 by Stefan Trethan
yea, yea, i got it... member there some time already... further discussion of solder paste cnc dispenser is at cnc-pcb_design thanks ST
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2004-04-25 by Dave Mucha
... macros, I ... the ... and place ... movement sub ... and safe ... Mach2 demo ... run- then ... allows plenty ... eagle lite ... cnc group, ... places, ...
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2004-04-25 by Stefan Trethan
thanks Dave..... i don t like the couple of weeks part, an the fast programmer . i could of course edit the librarys so that there is a short line on the
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2004-04-25 by Dave Mucha
... goto ... command ... I have the Excel automated to do that. If I ever get around to learning Visual Basic I ll put it all into a complete software package.
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