Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Homebrew PCBs

previous by date index next by date
  topic list next in topic

Subject: Pick-and-place using a CNC mill

From: "mark.mickelsen" <mark.mickelsen@...>
Date: 2007-12-23

I've been watching some videos on YouTube that are very interesting:

http://ciciora.com/picknplace.html
<http://ciciora.com/picknplace.html>

and in the menu there is one called

CNC Taig mill solder paste dispenser

I'm very interested in doing something like this with my mill but I
don't know very much about the pneumatics involved. They seem to be
using ordinary syringes as the tool head for picking up and placing the
parts. They are also using a syringe filled with solder paste for
dispensing. They must be using an air pump that can be both a vacuum
pump and compressor.

Can anyone direct me to a site where I can learn something about the
pneumatics involved? When I google "pneumatics" I get a gazillion hits.
I don't know where to start. I also would like to know what kind of air
pump to look for.

Thanks,

Mark



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]