PCB milling machines??

[Bob Gonsalves]

>I was paging through Electronic Design and saw a couple of ads for desktop
>PCB milling machines which basically goes from Gerber to drilled PCB by
>milling away copper and drilling holes.  Has anybody used these or know
>anything about them.

When I enquired about one of them in the late 1980's, the least 
expensive one was around $10k. Not unreasonable if you're a business, 
a bit pricey for a hobbyist...

Bob Gonsalves, Research Director, Pink Noise Studios
Art*Technology*Politics  http://www.pinknoiz.com/