Hello, I just joined the list. I have 2 routers, an older LPKF (needs a spindle) and a home built 3 axis mill. I'm really close to producing my first pcb but need some advice. I've had some experience

Hi, I use Target 3001 How can I make a proper drill file? As you can see in the picture, the red circle the drill starts too decent while travelling to the first hole Then it starts drilling, but only

Hi Dré, Close, but not quite! Unless you are talking about a photo-plotter. They have similar origins, but Gerber is not Gcode. Some CNC controller programs can import HPGL (plot) files or DXF files a

HI Nigel, Interesting stuff! I wish I had time to work in that area. Right now, it's design hardware and firmware to control industrial washing machines! Oh well, it pays the bills! Alan KM6VV

I'm new to all this, I finishing my first cnc machine and I'm not sure how or what tool I need to use to true up my spoil board. The router I'm using has 1/4 collet. The tooling board is 12"x8". the s

Hi, The milling and drilling problem is solved. Later I will tell all about it. Groeten, Dr� Jansen djansen.2@...

Is it possible to cut text together with your pcb tracks? If i put text on my board layout in eagle i get some fault message from the drc? Willem

Hi,I wonder if any Mach3 users could help me with ironing out a problem I have using PCB- GCODE; I think my mill is set up in such that for conventional quadrant orientation,becomes reversed in both x

Hi, Sins I am member of this group, I get loads of spam. This could be coincidence but if not, you also get loads of unwanted mail. Do you? If the answer is yes, then I unsubscribe. If not then I stay

Welcome to all the new members! As of now, there are over 400 of us in this group! Amazing. I have been making a living lately, so I haven't had a lot of time to devote to pcb-gcode. In no particular

I'm posting this in serceral groups Looking for ideas here. What can I use to help keep lead screws free from mill shavings? My table is 14" by 8". I'll be milling mostly circuit boards. I bought 7 ½

Ace Hardware has a Dremel clone on sale. $9.95 with a $9.95 rebate. Regards, JJ

Hi folks, Searching in the InterNet, I found a simple tool, that allows to convert an image of a PCB into GCode. The site this in Portuguese, more the tool allows to change its language for the Englis

What is the average rate of x,y axis speed suitable for milling circuit boards? I'm in the process of tuning my motors and need to know about what speed to set it at to start with. thanks bill

Newbie. I created a .nc file using pcb-code and after milling I found all it milled was around holes, did not mill out routes between components as shown in .brd file. What did I do wrong or fail to d

learning pc gcode. I made some changes in run pcb gcode --setup and whenever I run it I get error stating "cannot locate c:/program.scr". Is this a eagle program, pcb gcode program? I ran a search for

I'm making assumptons here. Milling a top and bot board, Using 60 degree 1/8 bit for milling, If I drill 1/8 at x0,y0 top board, when I turn it over to mill bot will the x0, y0 will be where I made th

I've noticed something interesting concerning the milling layer; I made a board with an irregular ,'outside cut' and an inner circular cut on the milling layer. Just the outer layer shows. Today I fin

Hi JJ will pcb-gcode produce a file that will control the router so it will cut the milled and drilled board out of a panel? It would probably have a provision for offsetting the tool to make allowanc

I've posed this question in several group looking for trouble shooting suggestions for this problem. Newbie, milling my first board, top, bot, drill, and it looked great until I discovered the board m