Computer Numerical Control - the computer or digital control of ,typically, machine tools in a machine shop like lathes, mills, gougers and drill presses.
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A CNC machine for PCB manufacturing
I'm looking for a CNC machine that can be used for different PCB manufacturing tasks such as:
Drilling PCBs (using a rotating head)
Pick and place (to assemble PCBs)
Soldering
This CNC does not ...
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Which would better suited for a CNC drilling machine: gerber or gcode?
me and some friends want to develop a CNC drilling machine for a college project. The idea is to export the hole coordinates and drill size directly from a .brd file on Eagle, which will later be read ...
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EMC2, Arduino & stepper motors - Have I got this right?
I'm building a CNC mill based on Patrick Hood-Daniel's machines
I'm also playing with Arduinos, and I'm beginning to wonder if I have this right:
I have 5v 1A steppers.
I'll be using EMC2 ...
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Eagle V6 and CNC router
Any one used Eagle V6 and CNC router to produce prototype PCB boards. I have a high res CNC router HighZ1000-s/T which accepts G-code and HPGL. I am pretty sure that at the end of the day it will well ...
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Gear maker with 2 stepper motors
I would like to make a simple 2 axis CNC machine to create gears. One stepper motor could spin the gear, and the other could move a drill bit in a single axis. On ebay, I can find double h bridge ...
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Continuously Measure 3-Phase Motor Current
What methods are there for continuously monitoring the current in a 3-phase servo motor for a CNC machine and giving an alarm when the current is less than some value?
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Upside down printing
I am working on a project to print and CNC PCBs double sided simultaneously. The design for this project would require me to install my printer upside down. Can anyone think of any part of the printer ...
