[sdiy] PCB faceplate large hole creation?

[Pete Hartman]

I've had fabs make large holes, using a circle on the edge cuts layer.
Didn't have any problems with it....  Then it's up to them to figure out
how to cut it.

Pete

On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 10:23 AM <doug at synthark.com> wrote:

> I'm building a jack faceplate, which requires large holes (MIDI, USB).
> While I can create the holes in my PCB tool (DipTrace), it flags most of
> the holes as DRC violations (too large to drill, > 0.2"), which makes
> sense, since PCB fabs probably aren't setup to drill large holes.  I'm
> guessing my best solution would be to CNC the PCB after it's fab'd
> (since the USB hole is not circular).  Can anyone confirm or provide a
> better solution?
>
> Thanks,
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> Doug Huseby
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