Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Jig making process for Selective Soldering Robot.

Peter wrote:

> I've put together a description of how I make my jigs for a selective
> soldering robot I have. In addition to using a generic drawing package
> to edit dxf files, I also use sheetcam to generate the GCode for Mach3.
>
> http://www.homanndesigns.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53:selective-soldering-machine-mach3-&catid=35:smt&Itemid=30
>
> It shows the general flow of going from a Cad drawing to finished item.
>
> There is also a video showing the robot in action.
>

I was surprised at how slow the machine is. It is probably half the
speed of a good
manual solderer. However, it sure beats the tedium of manual soldering,
so that
is probably just fine. Thanks for posting this, it was quite
interesting to see
it at work.

Jon