How much are these things? I could not find pricing in their web
site.

> Date:          Thu, 25 Mar 1999 07:07:47 -0500
> Reply-to:      pic microcontroller discussion list <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> From:          Lou <lfaustini@ATLANTECH.NET>
> Subject:       Re: [OT] Plotting PCB's [directly with a mill]
> To:            PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU

>   I use one at work. That machene has made me look the hero
> on many, many occasions. It is really cool to go from concept
> to pc-board in just a few hours. The only down side: people
> collect to watch it make the boards!
>
>     ---Lou
>
>
>
> >Try LPKF's ProtoMat PCB Plotter machine
> >
> >    http://www.lpkf.de/home_us.htm
> >
> >I've personally used them before, however, a note
> >of caution, the plotters are generally a bit slow, a typical
> >board takes about at least an hour or more, and you have to put up
> >with the cutting noise unless a special room is made to contain
> >it.
> >
> >Go for the auto drill bits changer models, you do not want
> >to sit and wait for the drill bits changing prompt.
> >
> >Peter Tiang
> >email: petertiang@pd.jaring.my
> >web: http://members.xoom.com/usb_gaming
> >
> >================================================================
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Gaston Gagnon <gagnong@TOTAL.NET>
> >To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> >Sent: Thursday, March 25, 1999 8:16 AM
> >Subject: Re: [OT] Plotting PCB's [directly with a mill]
> >
> >
> >> Joe McCauley a ˇcrit:
> >> >
> >> > Lee,
> >> >
> >> > Do you have any details of who makes them? They sound very cheap.
> >> > Werev they sold as pcb millers or as something else?
> >> > Joe
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> I did not check the prices but there is a company in the Ottawa region
> >> in Canada that makes such machines.
> >>
> >>         http://www.storm.ca/~larken/
> >>
> >> Gaston.
> >>
> >>
> >> > At 00:17 24/03/99 -0800, you wrote:
> >> > >>> Hey, and what about to drill directly the PCB,
> >> > >
> >> > >> Such machines exist commercially. They are quite exepnsive
> >> > >> (the cheapest I saw was ~IR=A38000)
> >> > >
> >> > >I went to the Westec '99 tradeshow today (in the Los Angeles
> >> > >Convention Center).  It's for machine tools, like mills,
> >> > >lathes, bandsaws, etc.
> >> > >
> >> > >I saw 4 different desktop sized computer controlled milling
> >> > >machines.  Prices ranges from $1,500 to $2,500 depending on
> >> > >size & features.  Looked like they could deal with pieces up
> >> > >to about 6" x 10" (15cm x 25cm) -- that's an visual estimate.
> >>
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> >> > >Control was via either a serial or parallel interface.
> >> > >
> >> > >All of them could easily handle copper clad board stock.
> >> > >
> >> > >                                                Lee Jones
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >>
> >
>
Jack Shidemantle
Automation & Development Engineer
YSI, Inc.
Yellow Springs, Ohio