Interesting. i only ever tried it with a cricut plotter. that also works with 0805 and similar spaced components but the cnc looks like it got way more accuracy than the cricut.
Interesting. Using a cricut was my first thought but I don't have one. My friend tried doing a cut for me and the scaling was wrong so I tried my cnc. I never got to the bottom of if a cricut was actually a viable approach, thanks for the information.
I've literally been looking at doing this with brass shim stock! Do you think 0.5mm pitch pads will be alright? Actually going to try this period seeing as mylar is so cheap and no risk to the micro bits I was looking at for the brass!
I've been cutting mask holes for SOT-23 and they work great so I think that fine details are not a problem. Agreed that Mylar is nice in terms of bit preservation. One guy also had luck etching thin copper (details in the video description). I might try that at some point as well.
Interesting. i only ever tried it with a cricut plotter. that also works with 0805 and similar spaced components but the cnc looks like it got way more accuracy than the cricut.
Interesting. Using a cricut was my first thought but I don't have one. My friend tried doing a cut for me and the scaling was wrong so I tried my cnc. I never got to the bottom of if a cricut was actually a viable approach, thanks for the information.
For a board of that low a part count I would just use a tooth pick and apply it manually. Especially if I'm only making one/a few boards.
I've literally been looking at doing this with brass shim stock! Do you think 0.5mm pitch pads will be alright? Actually going to try this period seeing as mylar is so cheap and no risk to the micro bits I was looking at for the brass!
I've been cutting mask holes for SOT-23 and they work great so I think that fine details are not a problem. Agreed that Mylar is nice in terms of bit preservation. One guy also had luck etching thin copper (details in the video description). I might try that at some point as well.
i would do it with a laser