Hi Mat,
WOWZER, their 7 x 7 kit is so cheap it's gotta be the most screamin' deal on the planet!!!!
I have only one cavil: it is very frustrating for them not to list any $∗#@!!! specs!! Like, what the heck is the step size for each axis? How fine a resolution is it capable of?
And.........while I'm at it, is the driver a microstepper, or what? Do they get whatever resolution they get by gearing down the steppers, or by using microstepping drive? And, if it's microstepping, how many microsteps per steps of the stepper motor, and how many steps does the stepper motor have to start with???
Sheez.
It looks great and the cost is almost unbelievable, but even at $500+ I'm not plunking my hard earned cash down for it without some stinkin' specs!
But thanks for the tip, this could well be the best answer. I just don't know 'till I see the specs.
Best, Charlie
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "mat_henshall" <mat@...> wrote:
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> Charlie,
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> I recently purchased a 3axis router kit from www.zentoolkits.com. A good price and straightforward to set up.
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> I can recommend it for both routing small parts out of wood and plastic, as well as for pcb tracks and drilling holes.
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> I used a small finish router for wood and plastic, and spindle motor zenntoolworks sells fro pcbs.
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> Mat
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "gandolfreefer" <synchronousmosfet@> wrote:
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> > 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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