AccurateCNC 360

[charliex]

I spent a lot of time reading the threads on cnczone, sparkfun and many other places about SMD PCB milling, i looked at so many machines, threads over the weeks , that i ended up with more questions than answers. Finally I got a test PCB made with the A360.

Here are the results that i thought i'd share, and thanks to all the other people who posted info about their machines and experiences..





Larger ( 2Mb Each)
http://www.goth.am/A360/A360_Test1.png
http://www.goth.am/A360/A360_Test2.png

I went nuts and scanned it at 600dpi

So here is a zip file @ 33MB for those who want a really close look.
http://www.goth.am/A360/A360_Test.zip

[kn6za]

Charliex,


Nice work, looks like you picked the right machine! How long did it take to cut?

[Drools]

Wow that is very nice! I read the specs on the A360, very nice machine with a nice price tag. besides the time it took I would be interested in knowing what cutter used was. As well what software is being used to develop the gcode.

[charliex]

3 1/2 hours, their software has a realtime simulate mode too where you can watch what the machine would be doing, camera mode too (with the machine)

Board was created in protel, exported as a gerber into their software PhCNC, three layers top, bottom, and drill and off it went.

Don't know about the cutter sorry.

demo software
http://www.accuratecnc.com/PhCNC_dow...Demo_Setup.zip

[charliex]

I ended up upgrading to the 560 H model, should be here in a few days, its been a long month waiting!

Larger work area and also can use it for small cnc work.

[charliex]

Machine arrived today, i threw some lowres pics on my 'blog'/scratchpad, i haven't finished unpack/setup yet.

http://charliex2.wordpress.com/2009/...c-560-arrives/

[charliex]

Its a V90 isolation bit, if that means anything to you!

[charliex]

Well apparently i didn't know what a v90 isolation bit looks like, it certainly does not look like a drill bit though ! So i finally got my first PCB decent, here's a before and after right/wrong bit (again)..

I have another PCB on the machine thats more complex ( its a ninja badge! ) but i'm leaving it on there til i drill it tomorrow.

[charliex]

Making some good progress now I think.

[Drools]

Yes doing some really nice work there.

[charliex]

thanks!

I did my first double sided board and cut the PCB with the router bit, I think for my first attempt ever i did pretty well. This circuit is a SuperProbe, but its just a simple 10mil autoroute so there are some layout problems to fix. I just wanted a simple double sided test.

[Jay C]

Now let's see you solder it what are you going to use for a mask?