Rats. Another great idea ruined by the inconvenient fact that someone else got there first. Sigh. In addition to the world arranging itself to meet my needs, I...
Thanks, DJ -- I had noticed that, and should have mentioned it as one of the variables in the pricing equation. The real sticking point for me in going with...
Yep. ... but the ideas are still out there. I still think there is a market for a Mr.Fusion! (ref: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/ ) [Non-text portions...
What I do is keep a list of what I want from each supplier. In my case, it's a spreadsheet that adds up the costs and adds shipping. When it gets to be enough...
Today's project was to see if I could cut v-scoring with a table saw. I found an old steel plywood blade (no carbide to break off, lots of teeth) and reground...
On Wed, 1 Apr 2009 15:30:42 -0400, you wrote: If you do get a metal shear, wait until the big one is on sale, if that's what you want. Overpriced otherwise....
... I've got a full woodshop already, including an 8" long bed jointer, so I'm already prepared for those types of issues. I was thinking of this model:...
Is the purpose of the shear to cut PCB's? It's instruction manual says it will shear up to 20ga metal, which is 0.035in. Seems that if I were to get a shear...
What thickness of board are you talking about? I have great success cutting 1/32 board with a carbide scoring tool from Home DEpot ($7)! I use a good quality...
... Yes. ... On other shears, they break the max thickness down by type - steel, copper, aluminum. Softer metals allow a thicker piece. One would assume that...
... Fiberglass is softer than metal, but you do have to be careful since the glass fibers are tough to cut through. I do know that mine (the 30 inch model) is...
Eh, ideas are cheap. No-one has done it before because it's too hard to do. It's a lot of work even to do it with a few suppliers and a few hundred parts,...
Folks, I am looking at making the Easy Nixie clock here - http://elbastl.sweb.cz/clock.htm The PCB design is provided as a 600 dpi gif image. gimp says the...
In gimp, Image->Print Size, and set the resolution to 600 dpi. Then, when you print, make sure the "image size" scrollbar at the bottom of the print dialog is...
Hi all, Just convinced my local PCB manufacturer to sell me a couple of sheets of Pyralux, so I'm going to try making my first flexible PCB. I usually start...
... Sheet metal shears are the only way to go! I tried scoring, hacksaws, drilling perf holes, even heavy paper guillotines (which despite what I read on...
... I usually save the GIF file, drop it into PowerPoint or similar, then re-size. I just tried it with the GIF you mentioned at it worked just fine. TheBrit49...
I agree. Any type of shear (even handheld tinsnips) have worked better for me than most saws. A fine toothed carbide blade in a circular saw will make the...
I have a problem with SMT chips jumping off the board during reflow. I preheat for 2.5 minutes 1/4" above the hot plate and then reflow 1.5 minutes directly on...
... in the tile department of Home Depot, there is a carbide scoring tool for scoring and breaking tile backer-board. it's about 6-7$ if that's the one you're...
If you are in the USA, you could put in for a stimulus grant for additional gravity in the area of your hot plate :) Otherwise, I'd look at the preheat....
Yes thats the one! Mine has a red handle1 73 Mike ________________________________ From: William Alford <walford@...> To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com ...
What I do (which probably isn't best) is to put the board on a cold hotplate, then turn the hotplate on. It takes about 3 minutes to heat up to soldering...
... Sounds like popcorning. It could be moisture in the chips or in the solderpaste. If the moisture is in the chips, you could try warming them at around 150F...
Try using an IR heat lamp like for keeping plants or reptiles warm on the top. You need to thoroughly heat all of the parts and make sure the flux is hot...
Thanks for all the tips. I pretty sure it's moisture in the paste. And it was much worse on a high-humidity day but not sure if that was a coincidence. Has...
Hi gnuvve, If your on linux, there is a no-cost alternative to Microsoft office, it is called Openoffice and can be downloaded from www.openoffice.org. It is a...
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