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Subject: Some clarity and understanding was Re: mechanical etching

From: "ballendo" <ballendo@...>
Date: 2004-04-28

>In Homebrew_PCBs, "Dave Mucha" wrote:
> And THAT is why CNC-PCB_design was created !
> the non-technical, home brew drilling concept you can build from
> stuff laying around to spending $100.00-200.00 in parts.

Hello,

This comment (above) caused me to do a quick check of something since
I am a member of the mentioned group...

And sure enough, Dave Mucha has the blue star of list ownership!

A WHOLE lot of recent posts now make more sense, IMO...

Ballendo

P.S. My 500 buck machines use 3/4" steel ground and polished shafts;
not drawer guides. Sometimes you get what you pay for... Drawer
guides CAN work, I've built a few machines using them to learn their
good and bad points. The machine shown at the group homepage will
likely drill holes okay, but I'm suspect of it's milling capabilities
and accuracy/repeatability. Based on my own experience with designs
of this type. Starting in 1989...


>In Homebrew_PCBs, "Dave Mucha" wrote:
> And THAT is why CNC-PCB_design was created !
>
> the non-technical, home brew drilling concept you can build from
> stuff laying around to spending $100.00-200.00 in parts.
>
> Dave