Re: Milling circuit boards

I was thinking G41 or G42 with a cutter with a diameter of say .05 at the
point and a diameter value in the control of .06 and that would give you a
.02 trace width. No editing required but it does require a control like the
ahha that accepts tool size input. Then with a change of tool you could
drill the holes.
Darrell

----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Mauch <dmauch@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 1999 6:09 AM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Hobbyists strike again


> From: "Dan Mauch" <dmauch@...>
>
> That's a good idea but wouldn't it take a lot of work to edit the tool
> paths to add all the cutter comps?
> Protel 98 does an excellent job of outlining the circuit traces and can
save
> them as dxf files but not many people will spend the $1998 for the
program.
> Dan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darrell Gehlsen <darrell@...>
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
> Date: Friday, October 29, 1999 8:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Hobbyists strike again
>
>
> >From: "Darrell Gehlsen" <darrell@...>
> >
> >An easier way to mill traces would be to draw the center line with a dot
> >where you want a hole and then use cutter comp and offset the tool and
cut
> >both sides of the line. That way you adjust the width of the trace by
> >changing the tool diameter amount.
> >
> >Darrell
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Dan Falck <dfalck@...>
> >To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
> >Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 5:04 PM
> >Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Hobbyists strike again
> >
> >
> >> From: Dan Falck <dfalck@...>
> >>
> >> A couple of years ago, I milled the PCBs for my stepper driver system.
> At
> >> the time, I was using Danplot/Dancad and Autocad. I used Autocad to
draw
> >> the circuit traces and holes on seperate layers, then sent out a HPGL
> file
> >> to Dancad for converting to Danplot. I used double stick carpet tape
to
> >> hold the boards down to milled flat stock that was held in the vise.
My
> >> cutters were carbide v bits that I ground by hand. You can look at
some
> >> pictures of that setup at : www.metalworking.com under "dfmill.jpg"
in
> >> the older file directories. The prerequisite for all of this would be
a
> >> cnc mill, which I had ( I was using smaller drives at the time and
wanted
> >> to build more powerful ones). It takes time to outline the traces in
> >> Autocad, but I'm sure that one could use Protel Easy Trax or something
> >> similar to do it faster. I am fluent in Acad, so that's why I did it.
> >> You can also get a free copy of Intellicad at www.cadopia.com (I think
> >> that's right). It is 11 megs, but works just like Autocad 13 and is
> free.
> >>
> >> Dan Falck
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 05:40 AM 10/29/1999 , you wrote:
> >> >From: Andrew Werby <drewid@...>
> >> >
> >> >Message: 3
> >> > Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 05:57:48 -0700
> >> > From: "Dan Mauch" <dmauch@...>
> >> >Subject: Re: Hobbiests Strike Again
> >> >
> >> >I looked at his PCB . What impressed me is that he is milling his
> >traces.
> >> >Dan
> >> >
> >> >[Even if he isn't, people keep asking me how they can do this. Is
there
> a
> >> >program out there (or a combination of programs, even) that simplifies
> >this
> >> >process so someone can go from a picture of a pc board to a g-code
plot
> >> >file? It would be nice if the hole-drilling were automated as well- am
I
> >> >dreaming? Does anybody out there cut pc boards with a mill, or is
> >everybody
> >> >convinced that etching is the way to go?]
> >> >
> >> >Andrew Werby
> >> >
> >>
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