PlatinCNC was Re: High Speed Spindle for SIEG X2 - Finally ....

Ballendo,
I have no connection with the owners of any kind.. but I can
definitely recommend it..

I will be buying a license as soon as I have enough cash to buy more
than the food on the table !

Just a few notes for anyone trying it..

The demo has a limitation on the number of holes.

for my purposes, I configured it to use a single drill size of 0.8mm

My very first attempt was as follows
I input the 600dpi black and white GIF I used to print the image to
press-n-peel for etching.
It recognised every single hole first time...

subsequently I experimented with scanning an etched board with the
press-n-peel resist still on the board. I needed to increase the
contrast slightly but it still worked.

finally, I experimented with an etched and cleaned board and the
results were still 100%

It may be necessary to scale the image slightly due to shrinkage in
the press-n-peel process, inaccuracy of the scanning process or just
plain machine awkwardness..

Chris

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "ballendo" <ballendo@...> wrote:
>
> >In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Horne" <chris@> wrote:
> >As far as the drilling files go, I have used the PlatinCNC demo.
> >It scans the bitmap and recognises where the holes are.
> >It outputs an nc file which I manually edit where required.
>
> Chris,
>
> Hadn't seen this oe before! It's an interesting approach...
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ballendo
>