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

Hi Roland,

I tried a solder bath for 4-5 months, but kept getting terrible results. I
tried all sort of things but kept getting solder icicles.

Cheers,

Peter.

On 12/10/2011 4:53 PM, Roland Jollivet wrote:
> I know you have the machine, but would'nt it be just so much easier to make
> a solder bath, then it takes about 3s to run the board over. ?
>
> Regards
> Roland
>
>
> On 10 October 2011 23:59, Peter Homann<groups@...> wrote:
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>> **
>>
>>
>> Hi Jon,
>>
>> Yes, I can beat it hand soldering a single board. Over 3 or 4 hours it
>> would
>> easily double my output. But more importantly, I can do less mundane things
>>
>> with my time.
>>
>> I'm sure that the machine could go twice as fast as it is, but the manual
>> programming, trial and error process, just doesn't make it worth while.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Peter.
>>
>>
>> On 11/10/2011 3:39 AM, Jon Elson wrote:
>>> 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
>>>
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