--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Trethan"
<stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:26:36 +0100, Dave Mucha <dave_mucha@...>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > If all you do is a board a month, I would actually suggest you do them
> > by hand. I don't think you would argue with that.
> > But, like a power screw driver vs. a manual one. the power tools do
> > come in very handy.
> > Dave
>
>
> I do agree a CNC can be useful.
>
> All i didn't agree with is that it is some sort of ultimate solution.
Whew, you can say that again !
> I is
> like buying that power screwdriver and expecting it to do the work
of an
> entire assembly line all by itself.
That is always a problem. Like any other tool, it takes time to learn
how best to use it, and even then, there are times when it is not the
best tool for the job.
> A CNC needs someone to operate it, and needs a host of other
equipment to
> make useful PCBs besides it. But you know that.
>
> ST
I do know that, and it is something everyone should know. Especially
those who have never used one.
Put another way... CNC is NOT some sort of ultimate solution !
It IS a tool that can do things a person cannot, or rather it can do
things faster than would take a person to do.
Dave