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

Hi Phil,

The solder is fed down a teflon( I think) coated tube. There are two knurled
wheels that pinch the solder and push it down the feeder tube.

Cheers,

Peter.

On 11/10/2011 4:40 AM, Phil@Yahoo wrote:
> Wow, very cool. I have occasionally imagined building a machine to do
> exactly that, but always assumed it would not be practical. Nice to be
> proven wrong! I'm curious how the solder is fed and what that thing is just
> above the heated tip, looks like a little tube or something.
>
> --Phil M.
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> Hi,
>
> 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've now started the conversion of the soldering robot to allow me to
> control it from Mach3, as the current control system is very limited and
> must be manually programmed. I'll also document this as well once it is
> well underway
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
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>
> Peter
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