Tom,
ballendo said that details will be available next week, delivery in
August, 2004.
800 holes- are they two layers? Mike
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"There is no joy in facing a dead horse after three days"- Mike
--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas P. Gootee" <tomg@f...>
wrote:
> Ballendo,
>
> Thanks.
>
> The CNC machine MAY actually solve most or all of my remaining
production-automation "problems"!
>
> For one thing, the plastic instrument panels are so soft that the
machine will probably also be able to rout all of the holes out of
them, for me.
>
> The CNC PCB-drilling, of course, will probably be the biggest help,
for me. Each of my sets of boards has well over 800 holes. And my
eyes "ain't what they used to be"!
>
> Do you have an estimate of the time frame until we can get our
hands on your machines? Sorry if that's been asked before.
>
> Tom Gootee
>
> http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg
>
> P.S. Has anyone though about using a CNC machine to hold a small
laser or lamp (maybe CNC-adjustable-focus or adjustable beam cross-
section or something), to put down traces on photo-sensitive pcbs?
>
> "There's no use in beating a dead horse, except, of course, for the
sheer JOY of it!" - A. Whitney Brown, on an episode of "Saturday
Night Live", circa early 1980s.
>
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>
> Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 09:01:02 -0000
> From: "ballendo" <ballendo@y...>
> Subject: Re: Toner Transfer for Instrument Panels?
>
> Hello,
>
> try http://www.pulsar.gs , formerly http://www.dynaart.com/
>
> It's not readily apparent on their website, but the instructions
> which come with their dextrin coated paper show how to make decals
> and panel labels...
>
> There's another website, with a tag line like "We can show you how
> to print on ANYTHING, or your money back!" that also uses toner
> transfer to make panels. I'll try to find the URL, but maybe
someone
> else here knows it in the meantime?
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Ballendo
>
> P.S. You could always engrave the panels with a CNC machine...<G>
(Or
> use IT to trim the label and vinyl overlay you're using now...)
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas P. Gootee"
<tomg@f...>
> wrote:
> > If this is too off-topic, maybe someone could point me to a more-
> appropriate group.
> >
> > Has anyone got a good way to apply computer-generated artwork to
> instrument panels?
> >
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