Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Laser "route" Printed Circuit Boards

Danny Miller wrote:
Yup, if you've ever had a power circuit burn out violently, it will
leave condensed
copper vapor on the board, and it is nearly impossible to clean off.
I'd expect the
laser to do a similar thing.

> Note that laser cutting is most often for 2D cutout applications. 3D is
> much trickier, because unlike milling the Z-depth is not a directly
> controlled parameter. For 3D apps milling is often preferred.
>

They do this in some cases, but the substrate is the reflective or
high-temp material,
so the front layer burns off and leaves the substrate. It won't work in
this case, I'm
sure you are right.

Jon