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justinulysses
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Jun 14, 2019
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Is anybody using one of these to make custom PCBs? Is it accurate and powerful enough to cut say 0.010" channels in copper-clad FR4?
Furthermore, has anybody been using it with a MacOS machine?
scottlu
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Jun 17, 2019
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justinulyssesmore information here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/CNC3018-PRO-DIY-Router-Kit-Engraving-Machine-GRBL-Control-3Axis-For-PCB-PVC-F5M2/292907141713?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D57921%26meid%3Dcecf4a5e03b9427fb6c9509da77c114b%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D352554943214%26itm%3D292907141713&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
2. Materials can be engraved: wood, bamboo, paper, plastics, leather, rubber, horn, sponge sheet or other flammable plastic (such as phone case, mouse, pencil, name card, wallet, plastic comb).
looks like only windows application.
Socratease
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Jul 9, 2019
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justinulyssesI plan to try it on PCBs. It will probably cut OK, but not sure about precision, depends on how much flex and play there is in the system.
The router just reads G-code via the USB serial port, so should run on MacOS fine. In the worst case, have a Mac application dump the G-code to a file, then transfer it to the router using one of the Python data streaming programs in the GitHub repository.
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