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Subject: Re: Round to Square pcb

From: "mikezcnc" <eemikez@...>
Date: 2004-08-29

Does this mean, Ballendo, that your dilling machine will be able to
mill the PCBs?

By the way, John mentioned on his site that you are an owner of this
group and I will start attending here more often. Mike


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "ballendo" <ballendo@y...>
wrote:
> How VERY true...
>
> If there is machine flex as the bit drills, AND/OR if the drill
speed
> is too slow, you break drills. (speed here means BOTH RPM and
> downward rate)
>
> If you're doing multilayer, then epoxy smear becomes a real
concern.
> (Hey we've got Markus's and Jeremy's examples for the THP, and I'm
> working to provide the drill <G>)
>
> Ballendo
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "crankorgan" <john@k...>
wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > If you own a milling machine you can drill the PCB with it, for
> sure.
> > >
> > Drilling requires a stiffer machine. Some homemade machines
will
> allow
> > the bit to walk around. It takes less of a machine to mill than
> drill.