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Subject: RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Drilling machines

From: "Tony Smith" <ajsmith1968@...>
Date: 2013-06-12

> A Quote from the specs, "Resolution 0.1mm on all axes". That's 0.004". So
a
> 15 mill wide trace could become 23 mills wide or 7 mills wide. I don't
think
> my boards cold take that level of slop.
>
> Paul A.


Don't get too excited by numbers. You could add a micro-stepping driver and
increase the resolution 10 fold...

Rigidity is about the only thing that matters - everything bends. The less
it bends, the more accurate everything winds up being. The drawer slides
that uses and the dremel-type tool aren't exactly high-precision items
either, so that doesn't help.

I've always thought PCB milling was a bit pointless on a hobbyist level, you
need too much expensive gear (as opposed to other methods) to make boards,
plus it's noisy and a bit slow. Having it drill the holes might make up for
it. Each to their own, of course.

Tony