Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Build Your Own PCB Milling Machine

Posted by timothy on from the for-large-values-of-it dept.

mwandel writes "It used to be that one off amateur printed circuit boards were all etched in acid. A lot of companies nowadays use a special form of milling machine to mill them out of solid copper clad circuit boards. This guy Jonathan Westhues built his own PCB milling machine out of various parts, with a laminate trimmer as the milling head. Lots of other neat hacks on his Webpage as well."

2 of 210 comments (clear)

  1. his Webpage by nother_nix_hacker · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Lots of other neat hacks on his Webpage as well...

    That you'll never get to see because it's Slashdotted already! :)

  2. question? by Billly+Gates · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Could someone explain what a milling machine is? Thanks

    --
    http://saveie6.com/