Cyclone-PCB-Factory =================== The first 3D-printable (Rep-Rap alike) CNC machine, intended for PCB manufacture. Disclaimer =================== This hardware/software is provided “as is," and you use the hardware/software at your own risk. Under nocircumstances shall Carlosgs be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use, misuse, or inability to use this hardware/software, even if Carlosgs has been advised of the possibility of such damages. News: -- * First Z probing results are promising, read: https://plus.google.com/u/0/113437723819360223498/posts/9VCHqqnirj6 and https://plus.google.com/u/0/113437723819360223498/posts/89W2cv1fgQW * Added the python probing script (v0.1) and Octave/Matlab visualizer Videos: -- - 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 Bill of materials: -- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsQp8IK25R4IdGk3LTdOWmpFR0Nrc0RhaVJaUC1CMUE Notes: -- - Using a thick wood piece as the main base. - As shown in one of the pictures, a cheap dremel-like drill has nice bearings and is a good option as the main tool. **Finally it will be using a proper spindle** (check the BOM for the reference). - Desired working range of >=100mm for the X axis and >=160mm for the Y axis. - Parts are designed to be printable with the small volume of a Printrbot Jr - Bed leveling will be done with probing and an appropriate software. To-Do list: -- - [99% DONE] Design parts for the X axis (this includes Z axis too, **will be using a proper spindle instead of a hand-drill**) - [DONE] Design parts for the Y axis - [DONE] Create template for the screws in the wood base - Software, testing, milling a PCB (till then, it can't be v1.0 :P)... Software -- Here is a compilation of links that I find interesting for the software controller: - http://www.re-innovation.co.uk/web12/index.php/en/blog-75/181-making-pcbs-with-a-cnc-machine - http://phk.freebsd.dk/CncPcb/ - http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Touch_Probe - http://things.onshoulders.org/software/PcbSubtraction.php - http://www.cnczone.com/forums/pcb_milling/82628-cheap_simple_height-probing-5.html - http://drillcity.stores.yahoo.net/ - http://www.drewtronics.net/ - **Examples of the PCB probing method** - onshouldersTv: Open Source Circuit Boards at Home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-5SRtwx3kY - PCB routing using the Probe method http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwgT9sCL8fs - http://pcbgcode.org/ - http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/pcb2gcode/index.php?title=Main_Page - Very interesting toguether with cam.py: http://code.google.com/p/pygerber2gcode/ - http://replicat.org/generators - For arranging panels: http://ruggedcircuits.com/gerbmerge/ License: CC-BY-SA -- Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). Special thanks: -- - Z axis concepts by **Quim Borras** and the spindle motor holder by **Misan** were really useful!! Also, **Diego Viejo**'s machine was of great inspiration for the Z axis (https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/113930344830086538817/albums/5868944432651911713?authkey=CLDJgdehlN773gE) **Thank you all!!** - This design woudn't have been possible without the encouragement of the **Panda CNC community** (https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102402711800402614517) - Also, thanks to **Obijuan** (http://iearobotics.com) for naming the machine Cyclone :) Credit for the ideas used -- The origin of Cyclone took place while I was inside the __Panda CNC__ community (https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102402711800402614517). This is from December 2012 to mid-February 2013. Here is the credit for the ideas that were used: * __Let’s design a 3D-printable CNC for PCB milling, it will be named Panda:__ Guillermo Welch (mid-December, via Google Talk) * __X carriage rod distribution:__ César Augusto Fernández Cano claims Cyclone's X axis is a derivate of his concept: https://plus.google.com/u/0/111421387442355054591/posts/QrfYtEuZBaj * __100x160mm workspace:__ David Martin https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16122275/PandaCNC_credit/workplace_size.png * __Using gears to drive the X-Y axes:__ Guillermo Welch https://plus.google.com/u/0/101232926728463427403/posts/QjZGNcWcgGg * __Regarding the woodbase:__ Guillermo Welch always contemplated the possibility of attaching the machine (optionally) to a woodbase. I decided to use the base as a main structural part instead. See https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16122275/PandaCNC_credit/woodbase.png (screenshot from https://plus.google.com/u/0/113437723819360223498/posts/8LDCSSVWqCS) * __List of CNC endmill types:__ David Martin https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16122275/PandaCNC_credit/cnc_endmill_types.png Please note I have taken screenshots of the post that are on the closed G+ Panda community (https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116318709564872967169). You can register and see by yourself. **All other development present on Cyclone has nothing to do with Panda and is not related to the Panda project.**