> Adam wrote:
>
> I cannot comprehend the justification for
> a hobbyist owning a dedicated CNC PCB drill
> who, on average, makes no more than 1
> PCB/fortnight.
The fun of making it yourself is one easy
to comprehend justification.
Having to get a board with several hundred
vias finished in a shorter period of time than
you could get a professional house to start
it.
Having a general interest in CNC anyways (from
doing your Seig X3 mill all the way down to
making CNC music box roll cutters and CNC
balsa wood planners)
> A
> well built hand drill press does the job.
> And, especially since everything is SMD
> (or soon will be), the only things left to
> drill are connectors, power components, and
> of course vias.
I've got one of the Sakai drill presses which
I think is pretty nice. But I still don't
like drilling hundreds of holes.
And as they always say. Why buy something
for $10 when you can make it yourself for
only $100
:D