Electronics Forum | Sat Jul 23 01:51:04 EDT 2022 | poly
You'll find a lot of guides for cutting aluminium on the internet but basically, try and use a bigger end mill if you can, keep it at the right speed (not slower). We cut 1.6mm aluminium with a 3mm end mill. Smaller end mills didn't evacuate the chip
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 20 10:33:39 EST 2010 | kahrpr
Durstone is relatively easy to machine. use a 4 fluted end mill and keep the speed down on the mill. sounds like your RPMs are to high.
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 20 09:46:21 EST 2010 | azbvc
I have to make a few fixtures using durostone Material. I would like to know what end would be best to use for milling pockets out. I tried using HSS 1/4 in all I did was burn it up. Also I tried to use a 1/4 " carbide end and burnt that up too. any
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 13 19:16:03 EST 2004 | pjc
Dedicated tooling uses what MPM calls an "H" tower. You mount the board support plate (dedicated tooling) on top of the H tower. If boards are only single-sided SMT, meaning only components on one side, the board support plate is flat with vacuum hol
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 16 10:04:41 EDT 2012 | davef
We'd repair a drop board like this. Here's what our old friend Jeff Ferry said is a published article ... When boards lose their edge: when the corner of a circuit board breaks or is damaged, the problem cannot be ignored by Jeff Ferry One of the m
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 29 10:35:31 EDT 2004 | dougt
Start with a load cell (force sensor), you will need one that can handle the force range you will be placing. Someone please correct me on this if I'm wrong but I seem to recall that placement force runs in the range of a couple hundred grams. Chec
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 25 09:29:04 EDT 2007 | swag
Copper is best! I've seen troubles with black pipe - the pipe is not always clean on the inside and debris or mill scale makes it into your equip. eventually. We've also used PVC to get by/quick fix and we always ended up blowing a fitting or even
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 25 19:31:22 EDT 1999 | Dave F
| JUST WANDERING IF ANYONE IS PRINTING ADHESIVE ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF BOARD WITH THROUGH HOLE COMPONENTS ALREADY PLACED. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT IS POSSIBLE BUT WANT TO LOOK INTO THIS PROCESS IN DEPTH. | Chad: You don't need to YELL!!! Anyhow, yes we ha
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 24 20:12:13 EDT 1998 | Dave F
| Good Morning, | I am looking for an alternatve to the traditional press in low profile sockets, aka Augat Holetites. I am looking into Mill-Max parts. any suggestions? They are used on the backplanes we build. | Thanks, | Wendy Wendy: You're en
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 05 18:28:54 EST 2012 | cnotebaert
what type of part is this a micro BGA by chance? there is a mill spec (man I cant remember it right now), I'll get back to you! it provides acceptance criteria for chip/crack/gouges.... if it doesn’t expose the lead frame (inner workings of the devic
