[sdiy] Personal Pcb milling machines ???

[rsdio at audiobanshee.com]

Metrix Create:Space here in Seattle has a milling machine that they use and also make available by the hour for customer projects. I don't know its capabilities, but I do recall that drill bits break, and alignment is done by drilling guide holes before the PCB is fabricated - so that the drilling can line up with the traces. I also don't recall how long it takes to complete a board.

I believe it's a lot of work to master the many steps required to finish a board this way. I suppose it can be faster than ordering a board from an outside shop, but you'll be spending a lot of time that you could use more productively on something else.

Brian


On Dec 30, 2015, at 6:18 AM, Dan Snazelle <subjectivity at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Does anyone on here own a pcb Miller ? I am starting to spend a lot on quick prototypes and am just wondering if throwing down a couple grand would mean I could go straight from a gerber to a testable board in an hour 
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> But I'm sure there are downsides 
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> Any info appreciated!! 
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