PCB Milling was on my TODO list. So I thought I’ll give the cheapest CNC mill a try that isn’t made from card board. You would be surprised how far I got within two days of messing around with that. The fun alone was worth every penny of this purchase. Enjoy!
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FlatCAM to generate gcode from gerber and bCNC to run the machine work for me. Also, flip the spindle mount over. It will stabilize the depth of cut. The machine actually supports probing if you hook the copper of the board up to the A5 pin on the header and ground the spindle (be sure to isolate the copper from the machine). This will allow you to probe and compensate for errors in the height of the copper on the PCB and control the isolation width. I've made a bunch of very high quality boards with this machine – not as good as having them manufactured, but a lot faster.
You know what. You were engraving "Stop the Machine from Here"
Thanks for the excellent video.
"see honey? The the chainsaw was a completely necessary purchase!"
Hello. I am asstt prof in a university in India. How can we get this milling machine
the link is not the exact cnc machine
FFS opening a cardboard box with a crowbar hahahah! And i thought only i was lazy by not getting the utility knife. ?
OMG, the chain saw thing made me cackle out loud. I was not expecting it and wow, was that hilarious.
perfect example how useless this tool is 😉 Or just for different purpose
Remarkable moments: 11:58 – A jumpscare.
It's amazing how people can be on different sides of the planet and yet, have the same equipment.
I have that exact "box opening kit". LOL
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But seriously… it's been over 2 years now. Do you still use this machine to make PCBs?
Is it still worth it or should we be looking elsewhere?
If still good, have you done other videos for beginners in CNC on how to tune and dial in the right numbers to get good PCBs?
Thanks in advance.
CNC engraver/etcher, yes. But CNC mill, emphatically no!
هذا شيءٍ رائع ?
As a full time machinist, that clamp job makes me want to cry ?
Thanks for the funny way you are doing this … Makes it not boring when you own some….. Also… You look like a young Charles Bronson…. The mechanic…. Lol
I didn't know Adrian Brody was into this stuff.
3.5 minutes into this and I’m so impressed I had to comment ? you have improved video editing skills so much in such little time!
I'd get it just for the rad music it plays while milling.
Greetings from a CNC machinist from Germany ? Love this stuff so much! ?
Opening the package with a CHAINSAW ? I like it!
笑死我了 从此停机?
Using cardboard first is a good idea. Wish I'd thought of that ?
To save money on cutters for what your doing use name brand center drills. They have worked for me for years and I use a bed mill to build and carve. I do lots of aluminum and delrin plastic. Center drills worked great for me and I got two ends to use also.
INKSCAPE! More open source! I love it!
Wow, this brings back memories when I first tried to mill boards of my own. It's really difficult to overestimate just how difficult this is, to get usable results with medium thin traces and pads. You find out really quickly that no board is completely flat, which can spell the difference between no trace and breaking a bit when you're using extremely thin v-bits. You really need to probe the board with a small mesh size to capture all the potential dips and bumps. Use silicone oil or another light oil to prevent chips from sticking to your bit as well as extending the bit's life, and run the spindle speed as high as it will go with carbide bits.
my firend has one of these with a better 500W spindle put in. they are good for doard cutting and maybe milling in wood but i wouldnt go with aluminum. if you do get the cheap 500W spindle for aliexpress(very easy to find) you need to upgrade the z axis other wise it will move downwards instead of upwards but you know.
to awesome….nothing like the first motion of a cnc build. great video…
The Chinese words which you test cut actually says “forever stop working” .
Do you have a driver or software for the machine?
The device arrived without a CD
I am in love with his unboxing
you never posted another vid about CNC/PCB/milling…? do you REALLY use it in real life?
0:21…ouch, the 3rd bolt should be in the middle on the left side end the 4th on the top or bottom
What is the make and model number , I didn’t see it anywhere. Thanks
4:52 it says: "stop the machine from here"
You seems to have some hard time with that milling machine. Hope thing wil go better as time goes. One of the things I came to think about when I nearly finished assembly of my machine, and later on noticed others were doing the same, – not assemble the machine using af level meter of any kind to make sure it was in level when finished. I disassembled nearly all of mine – and then assembled it with af level-meter.