Just interested, has anyone tried making a surface mount pick and place machine? I have seen a 3 axis CAD robot at http://www.milinst.com/robotics/robotics.htm and thought how much time it would save. Has anyone used this machine? Is it any good? Brian. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.