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From: "DJ Delorie" <dj@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 5:32 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] home-made dremel "drill press"


>
> http://www.delorie.com/pcb/dremel-stand/
>
> My big drill press has too much runout for the tiny drill bits, and my
> hand isn't steady enough to drill manually with the dremel. So, I
> made something simple that would just hold the dremel steady so I
> didn't snap any more drill bits. I drilled a couple of 13 mil holes
> with it, seems to do the job (although there's some runout even still,
> partly due to the bits vibrating).

Milford Instruments sells a CNC machine that can be used for drilling PCBs:

http://www.milinst.com/

It's the 3-axis Machine in the Robotics section.

It's mostly made from wood.

I just noticed that DXF files of the components are provided, perhaps it
could build a copy of itself. 8-)

Leon
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