CNC Router and Fiber Laser Bring the Best of Both Worlds to PCB Prototyping
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Summary
The popular saying, ‘Jack of all trades, master of none’, points out the person’s versatility in handling different kinds of work but specialising in none of those areas.
However, a creator has put both, CNC router and fibre laser to work together to produce PCB prototypes with the best of both worlds, despite the fact that neither tools are perfect for the job alone.
While the router mills out the PCB, it creates a lot of dust and consumes a lot of tools due to the fibreglass, while the fibre laser is good at burning the copper but takes a long time to burn through the substrate.
A video on the method with a demonstration of the process and the excellent results has been posted alongside the instructions on GitHub for users with both machines to try.
