Re: gEDA-user: the joy and sadness of new boards

[Darrell Harmon <dlharmon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I recently ordered a batch of 4 layer boards from 66each and was able
to get 7 different boards on the panel. I made a router table from my
Dremel tool from MDF and used an 0.031" carbide end mill set to cut
about half way through the board. After routing both sides, the edges
I routed are hard to tell from the ones Advanced Circuits routed. The
FR4 dust was bad, so you may want to wear a mask if you do it this
way.

Darrell Harmon

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 8:18 PM, DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Just got a box of panels from Advanced Circuits.  Five panels, ten
> boards per panel (two each powermeter, usb-gpio pod, and three pod
> modules - ten sets of boards total).  Joy!
>
> Unfortunately, I have no way of separating them into individual boards
> yet.  Sadness!
>
> But I do have a 60 degree v-scoring bit for my router table.  Joy!
>
> Last time I used it, the pcbs were too flexible for the big hole the
> table had around the bit.  Sadness!
>
> I was thinking of taking an old 7" table saw blade and re-grinding it
> to a 60 degree point.  I can make a zero-clearance insert for it, to
> ensure correct cuts.  Joy!
>
> However, I don't have any of the parts for the boards yet.  Sadness!
>
> But now I get to go through the BOMs, figure out the best parts to
> use, put together a digikey order, come up with some hobby money, and
> wait for it all to arrive.  Joy!  No, wait... sadness?  Crap.
>
>
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