Recommendations on a CNC machine for PCBs?

[rsavas]

Check out the Elektor prototyper. One member has a nice write up in the forum,
Elektor PCB prototyper - first PCB made! - ELEKTOR.com | Electronics: Microcontrollers Embedded Audio Digital Analogue Test Measurement

http://www.elektor.com/magazines/2010/december/elektor-pcb-prototyper.1602092.lynkx

I find most my pcb's are generally 2 or more layers with planes(fills) and use plated through holes.
but it still would be nice to make a quick 1/2 sided low cost pcb's for many uses. Many low cost consumer stuff is still 1 sided.

 

[dirkwright]

Check this out: the name says it all.

MyDIYCNC - Home of the DIY Desktop CNC Machine | The Easiest Way to Desktop CNC

OK, looking at the complete kits, they don't look any less expensive than the ones from China on eBay. I don't know about quality, etc.

 

[jackinnj]

AccurateCNC, Inc.

 

[31697B]

Just farm out the pcb making to Asia. Too cheap and fast to bother with doing anything else.... Your time, learning curve and they are slow. replacing cutting bits is a consumable cost. Small cost savings over-all if you do a lot of One-Off pcb's. May be some small turn-around time savings for single piece work.
AccurateCNC looks good though.

-RNM

 

[1audio]

You would need to make a lot of PCB's to justify $16K. And how do you do more advanced stuff like multilayer etc? Even plated through holes don't happen easily with that process.

 

[dirkwright]

I like Pad2Pad. The software is easy to use and they are just a couple of states over. They speak English and are very helpful also.