You would just shift to another set of problems.
Instead of paper and stuff you will think about milling bits, burr,
milling depth, etc....
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On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 6:40 AM, gandolfreefer
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synchronousmosfet@...> wrote:
> I really appreciate all the answers; very helpful, and I'm still rereading them all and ruminating on it all....
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> ....part of figuring out what method I'm going to commit to is I'm now in the philipines, doing medical mission work and R & D, here for quite a while, and I have to consider local supplies, and it turns out getting all my PCB fab stuff sent to me is not as simple as I thought it would be.....
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> So, I'm now considering building a 3D router table/stepper-controlled, and just route the PCB's....which would also include being able to drill the holes automatically...
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> The nice thing about this, is that even though it's expensive to setup, once it's done, no worries about type of paper, type of printer, etchant, etc., etc....
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> I just wouldn't be able to do very fine stuff, I presume...but I wasn't planning on making boards for surface mount IC's anyway...
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> Suggestions?
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> Best, Charlie
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