cyclone-pcb-factory/README.md

Cyclone-PCB-Factory v0.9.7  
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![ScreenShot](Media/CycloneLogo_1/CycloneLogo_1.png)

The first 3D-printable (Rep-Rap alike) CNC machine, intended for PCB manufacture.  

![ScreenShot](Media/Cyclone_built_v0.9.7.jpg)

Mail list / Forum  
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If you are interested in this project, please consider joining our mail list:  
**<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cyclone-pcb-factory>**  
Any help is appreciated, particularly with software development :)  

Wiki entry on RepRap.org  
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<http://reprap.org/wiki/Cyclone_PCB_Factory>  

*Must read: Progress and current status of the Cyclone proyect:*
<http://carlosgs.es/node/47>

Getting the source code  
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Install git (http://git-scm.com/) onto your system. Then run a clone:

    git clone git://github.com/carlosgs/Cyclone-PCB-Factory.git

This will download the latest sources into a directory named 'openscad'. 

To pull the MCAD (<http://reprap.org/wiki/MCAD>) and Obiscad (<https://github.com/Obijuan/obiscad>) libraries, do the following:

    cd Cyclone-PCB-Factory
    git submodule update --init

Bill of materials  
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_Work in progress_  
Kobus' <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjYcEd1WlkqCdERINEFvRk9mVTZvdXZFR0VHVjRWc2c#gid=0>  
Robsbots' <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmiiQRLnjs9cdE12VDFmTHJ4N3JoTzcwbkJPb0ZLSWc#gid=0>  
Carlosgs' <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsQp8IK25R4IdGk3LTdOWmpFR0Nrc0RhaVJaUC1CMUE>  

Tutorials  
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_Work in progress_  
<http://reprap.org/wiki/Cyclone_PCB_Factory>  

Also take a look to these branches  
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<https://github.com/yOPERO/Cyclone-PCB-Factory>  
<https://github.com/glenchung/Cyclone-PCB-Factory>  
More: <https://github.com/carlosgs/Cyclone-PCB-Factory/graphs/contributors>  

To-Do list  
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- **Firmware:**  
 - Keep motors always on, in order to do homing only once each milling session  
- **Misc:**  
 - Create assembly instructions  

News  
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**Firmware**  
- No news, it is Marlin with support for G30 probing command  

Interesting links & Misc. ideas  
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- **Open Source SMT Pick and Place Hardware and Software** <https://github.com/openpnp/openpnp> via **Marcos Villacampa** (@MarkVillacampa)  
- **Water-cooled spindle motors!** <http://www.goodluckbuy.com/electronics/motor-and-controller.html> via **Marcos Villacampa** (@MarkVillacampa)  
- **We could use a thermistor to measure the temperature of the spindle motor:** this way the software could "let it rest" when it gets too hot.  


Videos  
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- v0.9.7 [Cyclone PCB factory] The process (June 2013, v0.9.7)  <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKW3fwy1h0k>
- v0.9.6 Y axis concept by Yopero <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzcobonQP40>  
- v0.9.5 Probing a PCB <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5zXL8k5T9E>  
- v0.9.5 Milling MDF <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QpxjheEjEc> and <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjav0hBtmYA>  
- v0.8 Drawing test: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-HSdE89JOM>  
- v0.7.5 XY axis test: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9umlq4oHG64>  
- v0.7.5 High speed XY test: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3uYCXryj60>  


License  
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**Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons (<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>)**  

Authors  
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_Check Hardware, Software and Firmware sections for details regarding authorship_  

Render (v0.9.7)  
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![ScreenShot](Media/Cyclone_render_v0.9.7_full.png)  
![ScreenShot](Media/Cyclone_render_v0.9.7_full_explodedView.png)  
**Thanks a lot to Glen Chung for the fully assembled renders**  

Disclaimer  
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This hardware/software is provided "as is", and you use the hardware/software at your own risk. Under nocircumstances shall any author be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use, misuse, or inability to use this hardware/software, even if the authors have been advised of the possibility of such damages.