Hi Paul,
So this thing has a computer interface? I didn't pick up on that. My mind just started mentally taking the thing apart and digging into stepper motors (I'm like that). If so, where do you get the sure-cuts-a-lot software you mentioned?
From your explanation, it seems small cut-outs are dimensioned OK, but the larger the cut-outs the more they're stretched in one direction?
Does this device have stepper motors in it? If so, when the matte and knife move rapidly, they would likely "sing".
Regards, David
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Symansky" <symansky@...> wrote:
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> I have a Cricut that I occasionally use for cutting solder paste stencils,
> and it actually works fairly well. It can cut patterns for SOIC components
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> In order to cut your own patterns, you have to use a program called
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> So to use the Cricut for our purposes, you have to export your Gerbers to
> SVG. my PCB design software can't do this, so I have to convert the file to
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> I use regular overhead transparencies as the material, with the feed rate
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> Let me know if you have any specific questions about the process!
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> Paul Symansky
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