Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: PCB Drilling G-code from EAGLE

turbulatordude wrote:

>--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Codesuidae <codesuidae@c...>
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>>When does it make more sense to mill a board than etch it?
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>Chemical etching is much much faster.
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>mechanical etching is for those who do not want the chemicals.
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>I do both, prefre the speed of chemical, but the real benifit to me is
>that the mechanical does the holes and will do cut-outs and pockets
>and all that sort of stuff.
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Ok, I think I'll stick with doing it both ways. I chemically etch the
copper, then use the mill to drill the holes and make pockets and such.
I'd have to make some modifications to get the high spindal speeds
required anyway.

CS