Hello,
I know this must have been asked before, but the search terms are so ambiguous that I can't find anything useful. Is is possible/difficult to make a benchtop CNC mill perform as a PCB router? Here are the circumstances surrounding my question:
1.) I'm trying to finish my thesis, and this requires some circuit fabrication that I would rather no complete with wire-wrap. I don't have the money for proper fabrication services (4-layer boards, solder mask, silkscreening, etc. runs about $180 a shot). I'm pretty good with Eagle CAD, and this can produce Gerber files, and some other formats.
2.) My company bought a Microproto DSLS 3000, and it's sitting in a lab, all set up, waiting for someone to learn to use it. We bought it right at the end of the fiscal year, and when everyone switched over to new tasks, nobody was able to give it the kind of serious time needed to make it useful.
3.) I have regular access to this device, and have some time to experiment with it.
Has anyone done this before? What kind of pitch can you get out of these things?
Thanks!