Unfortunately I can't recommend a machine based on my zero actual experience
with the machines or the method, but I have been looking into that and I came
across a fairly big seller of these machines in the US
at
http://www.uscutter.com/ with seemingly reasonable prices compared to other
sellers.
I wrote them and gave the Instructable article as the reference for what I
wanted a machine for and they gave me a recommendation for a machine in one of
their mid line ranges. My request for a recommendation was very sensitive as to
cost and durability. They did not recommend their least expensive brand for its
durability.
If someone was ready to make a purchase, I feel based on the way they responded
to my request, they might be a decent company to make a purchase with, on the
other hand like anything manufactured these days there are lots of horror
stories.
A lot of people seem to like the Roland machines but they are expensive, even
when they are used.
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From: Bob Butcher <
bbutcher85@...>
To: "
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com" <
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, June 15, 2012 10:14:32 AM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Produce Quick & Cheap PCBs with a CNC paper cutter
Thanks for the reply. As I suspected vinyl works as a etchant mask. Does anyone
have recommendations on an inexpensive vinyl cutter? It seems that most of the
Cricut machines use cartridges, which would be of no use for PCB work. Any
system that would behave as a printer should work fine as long as it is capable
of taking an image (jpeg, png, bitmap, plt, etc) and scaling it accurately. The
machines that say "No computer required" look like they would not be
appropriate. Most of my PCBs are less than 8 inches in size, but I would not
object to buying a larger cutter if the cost was not prohibitive. I have seen
some used or refurbished Roland vinyl cutters on ebay, any comments on these?
Bob
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