Enco Pencil Die Grinder Update
2002-06-11 by milwiron@terrorbydesign.com
Hey All, I needed to place an order with Enco recently and decided to order one of their Pencil Die Grinders part # 801-1665 for $34.95 that had been the topic
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] eagle cam
2002-06-11 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi Randy, Are you generating RS-274X or RS-274D files? the newer X will not have a separate aperture file. Both are available in Eagle. If you NEED a
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] eagle cam
2002-06-11 by Hans Wedemeyer
Randy, Is this still part of your need to INVERT the image (your earlier post) ? If so you can do it from EAGLE ! no need for Gerber Hans W ... [Non-text
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] eagle cam
2002-06-11 by Hans Wedemeyer
Viewmate Gerber viewer from www.lavenir.com. It works with my EAGLE files... no problem. hansw ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] eagle cam
2002-06-11 by Bob Stone
Randy, I believe there is a ULP you have to run called drillconfig.ulp or something like that. The users documentation covers that pretty well if you are using
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] eagle cam
2002-06-11 by Lukas Louw
Randy, try the free Viewmate Gerber viewer from www.lavenir.com. Hope that helps, Lukas Louw ... getting tools like CAMtastic and GERBTOOL to import my gerber
Re: eagle cam
2002-06-11 by crankorgan
Randy, See if they will go into KCam.(KellyCam) www.kellyware.com/ Works for 30 days. John ... time getting tools like CAMtastic and GERBTOOL to import my
eagle cam
2002-06-11 by Randy Knutson
Greetings: I have a question for all the eagle users. I am having a heck of a time getting tools like CAMtastic and GERBTOOL to import my gerber files. I have
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Boardmaker Output to HP DeskJet 920 or 960 Inkjetpri...
2002-06-09 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 09-Jun-02 16:02:07 Central Daylight Time, KM6VV@arrl.net ... Ah, but this time I see you typed 950, NOT 960 . MY printer-only is a HP
Re: Boardmaker Output to HP DeskJet 920 or 960 Inkjetpri...
2002-06-09 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi Jan, Her HP psc 950 is a Fax/copier/printer/scanner. You got gypped! Alan KM6VV
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Boardmaker Output to HP DeskJet 920 or 960 Inkjetpri...
2002-06-08 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 08-Jun-02 01:22:04 Central Daylight Time, ... Interesting! MY HP 960c is an EXCELLENT ink-jet printer (does color photos nicer than very
Re: Boardmaker Output to HP DeskJet 920 or 960 Inkjetprinters
2002-06-08 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi Elso, I ll check to see if Hers has PCL3 language. I didn t read it in any of the sparse documentation we got with the printer/copier/fax. Yeah, plotter
Re: Boardmaker Output to HP DeskJet 920 or 960 Inkjetprinters
2002-06-08 by elsokwak
Hi Alan, I choose the HP Deskjet 960c because it is using the HP PCL3 (enhanced) printer control language and my Boardmaker PCB layout program also uses PCL3.
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Precise spindle info needed
2002-06-07 by High Tech
Tom, Thanks for the input that makes me want to finish my new CNC machine even faster. I would like to see the schematic you talked about if you could email it
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Boardmaker Output to HP DeskJet 920 or 960 Inkjetprinters
2002-06-07 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi Elso, Thanks for posting! My wife has a 960 DeskJet, which also has scanner, fax. I m wondering if this is a similar machine? The Canon supplies note is
Re: Precise spindle info needed
2002-06-07 by twb8899
Derek, These Precise spindles are some of the best for printed circuit drilling. I have a four spindle machine that uses Precise SC53 spindles with the air
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Boardmaker Output to HP DeskJet 920 or 960 Inkjetprinters
2002-06-07 by Bob Stone
Lukas,
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Boardmaker Output to HP DeskJet 920 or 960 Inkjetprinters
2002-06-07 by Lukas Louw
Bob, so can you get down to 10 mil traces and spacing? I have thought about silk-screening resist in the past, but have never had the guts to try it :) A while
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Boardmaker Output to HP DeskJet 920 or 960 Inkjetprinters
2002-06-07 by Steve
Sounds interesting. Does anyone know of a website discussing how to do silk screening for pcbs and cost? Also, for a doubled sided board, how are the vias
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Boardmaker Output to HP DeskJet 920 or 960 Inkjetprinters
2002-06-07 by Bob Stone
I have had great success with this process and making printed circuit silkscreens (also very easy) but instead of transparency paper (too expensive) I used a
Re: Boardmaker Output to HP DeskJet 920 or 960 Inkjetprinters
2002-06-07 by elsokwak
Derek, It works!. I just made a very neat looking PCB with the HP DeskJet 960c! First I had to overcome HP s Commercial trick; I had to install the
Precise spindle info needed
2002-06-07 by High Tech
Hi all, Is anyone using a Precise spindle? I got one at an auction. I need more info on how to hookup and I also need a VFD. I am excited to see it run. This
Dynacadd 98 auction- is this any good?
2002-06-07 by Steve Greenfield
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2028837543 Not to advertise someone else s auction, but is DynaCadd 98 any good? According to this website,
RE: Gerber to TIFF was Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inverting
2002-06-06 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi Adam, Thanks! I ll take a look. I ve been parsing Gerber files to generate Gcode (well, PLC s), but they directly convert to Gcode when I m ready. Alan
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inverting
2002-06-06 by Adam Seychell
I wrote a simple program that plots Gerber RS-274X files to a TIFF at any specified resolution. There is an option to make negatives. I haven t supported all
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inverting
2002-06-06 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
Randy: Most decent lithograph (print-) shops have cameras that can do HUGE negative OR positive films, and most will do contact print films for a few bucks.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inverting
2002-06-06 by Larry Edington
Gerber is the way out of Protel. Create the gerber files and print them with a gerber program. Protel doesn t have any native support built in for gerbers and
Autotrax by the way......
2002-06-05 by Larry Edington
If you don t want to put in an email address for the password here s the direct download link. http://neptune.lunarpages.com/~autot1/autoTRAX.exe The
A Free PCB Package
2002-06-05 by Larry Edington
I received this today via email and thought some of you may be interested in it. #5 is the PCB related news. I downloaded it and installed it but haven t
RE: XYZ table, routing PCB's, Re: G10 dust!
2002-06-05 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi Tom, And I take it you stack boards up on top of the template, and the template limits the cutting. Neat idea! Although I m not to sure about running my
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inverting
2002-06-05 by Dwayne Reid
... There are several solutions. 1) Print artwork files to disk as HPGL and use PrintGL to do what you will with them.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inverting
2002-06-05 by Zoran A. Scepanovic
Hello Randy, Thursday, June 06, 2002, 12:16:42 AM, you wrote: RK Hi: RK I was wondering if anyone knew how to invert a printed circuit board image? I am
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inverting
2002-06-05 by Randy Knutson
Hi: I was wondering if anyone knew how to invert a printed circuit board image? I am using protel 99se and I can print a positive of the image just fine but I
Re: G10 dust!
2002-06-05 by twb8899
... routers. I ... tame ... dust. Alan, Here is something you could try. Take a regular drill press and put a large pulley on the motor and the smallest
Re: G10 dust!
2002-06-04 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi Tom, I wish I had a 25K spindle! I m looking at various laminate routers. I was using a .093 endmill. The Phenolic I was cutting made nice tame swarf,
Re: G10 dust!
2002-06-04 by twb8899
Alan, All of these circuit board laminates are very abrasive so you should always use carbide cutting tools. Use a spindle speed around 25,000 rpm to get a
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: G10 dust!
2002-06-04 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi Tom, Good info! I only recently found some of this out. If John is cutting CEM-1 PCB material, then I wonder why it is so hard on his end mills? We are
Re: G10 dust!
2002-06-04 by crankorgan
Hi Hans, A small hose from a vacuum will work. One must make sure you allow enough air to get into the vacuum so it does not overheat. Adding a small hose to a
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: G10 dust!
2002-06-04 by Hans Wedemeyer
John, How about using a vacuum cleaner to suck up the dust ? Hans W
Re: G10 dust!
2002-06-04 by twb8899
The beige or tan colored opaque laminate is called CEM-1. It is paper based and easy on the drill bits. This type of laminate can be scored and snapped apart.
Re: Tiny SMD traces
2002-06-04 by brainlessbill
Thanks for pointing me to the recent posting. That fits what I need. I must have missed it in my searches. Thanks, Bill B.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: G10 dust!
2002-06-04 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi Steve, I might be able to do that. But the air compressor is in the garage shop, not the office! I don t have a sandblasting cabinet, do you find a lot of
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Tiny SMD traces
2002-06-04 by Russell
As Adam posted, the epson ink is dye based instead of pigment based, and the epson transparency has a smooth coating that absorbs the ink, which stops the
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: G10 dust!
2002-06-04 by Steve Greenfield
I was thinking that if you use one of those pencil die grinders, you could use the air exhaust to vacuum the dust up. I have my little sandblasting cabinet set
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: G10 dust!
2002-06-04 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 03-Jun-02 20:01:29 Central Daylight Time, KM6VV@arrl.net ... No. Hardly distinguisable from G10. [Non-text portions of this message have
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: G10 dust!
2002-06-04 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 03-Jun-02 19:22:33 Central Daylight Time, ... Whew! The nearest professional PCB house to me (ten miles?) THROWS OUT any FR-4 (double-sided
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Tiny SMD traces
2002-06-04 by Randy Knutson
Rusell: I have a few questions for you, I am attempting something similar to what Bill is doing and I was wondering what types of transparencies you use. I
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Spray Etcher Geometry
2002-06-04 by Larry Edington
Homebrew PCBs doesn t always mean hobbiest! I often homebrew or lab brew a PCB when I don t want to wait for one to come back from a board shop. I
Speaking of Protel 99SE
2002-06-04 by Larry Edington
I ve been using Protel since version 2.05 or something like that. ( it was a pig ). Then along came Protel 98. It was better but still oinked too often. Then
Re: G10 dust!
2002-06-04 by Alan Marconett KM6VV
Hi John, OK, I know what you re talking about. I don t know if it has a different designation, tho (must be some kind of glass epoxy). Yeah, there are a few.