our lab has a laser for direct PCB prototyping and it is such a pleasure.
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our lab has a laser for direct PCB prototyping and it is such a pleasure. Draw something up, hit print and it’s on your bench in 10 minutes
so far it has been more reliable than the office printer, tho that’s no surprise
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our lab has a laser for direct PCB prototyping and it is such a pleasure. Draw something up, hit print and it’s on your bench in 10 minutes
so far it has been more reliable than the office printer, tho that’s no surprise
@phos can you starte manufacturer and model?
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@phos can you starte manufacturer and model?
@jaseg it is a generic 50w 1064nm Nd:YAG fiber laser engraver, raycus source. Software is lightburn.
If we had to buy it again today we would go for a 5-10w UV one probably, they seem much better suited but they weren’t really around back then.
17:10 https://youtu.be/6FG7e6WzyD4
Those are so much nicer. Amazing what 5-10 years of progress does -
@jaseg it is a generic 50w 1064nm Nd:YAG fiber laser engraver, raycus source. Software is lightburn.
If we had to buy it again today we would go for a 5-10w UV one probably, they seem much better suited but they weren’t really around back then.
17:10 https://youtu.be/6FG7e6WzyD4
Those are so much nicer. Amazing what 5-10 years of progress does@phos thank you, that’s very helpful
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our lab has a laser for direct PCB prototyping and it is such a pleasure. Draw something up, hit print and it’s on your bench in 10 minutes
so far it has been more reliable than the office printer, tho that’s no surprise
@phos looks great! What's the quality of finish like?
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@phos looks great! What's the quality of finish like?
@0x3f this board turned out a bit toasty, as it is a small surface area and I didn’t slow it down, but the 0.65mm pitch footprint turned out great. normally they look less burnt, like the other one.
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@0x3f this board turned out a bit toasty, as it is a small surface area and I didn’t slow it down, but the 0.65mm pitch footprint turned out great. normally they look less burnt, like the other one.
@phos that looks very handy for rapid prototyping. Do you bother using breadboards/perf board any more or just go straight to the laser?
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@phos that looks very handy for rapid prototyping. Do you bother using breadboards/perf board any more or just go straight to the laser?
@0x3f breadboards are great because you can quickly reconfigure them. I usually start by making breakout boards for my components for breadboards, and then go to a PCB when I know it works. I am however thinking about trying manhattan construction for prototyping, which has the best of both worlds and also a solid ground plane.
You can go crazy with the laser PCBs, I’ve seen people do double sided layouts, laser drilling, edge cuts, solder mask, solder paste stencils. vias tho are kinda a pain tho, no matter how you do them. I usually just go for the simple 1 layer boards.
