This week we made a real PCB-board! The board is first milled by monoFab SRM-20 3D milling machine. Then I used solder to attach the electronics on the board.

3D Printing

constraints

Many failure cases PLA is friendly material

XTC-3D (Smooth-On Inc.) is used to make the 3d printing parts smooth.

Vendors: Shapeways 3D Systems

Resin is used for the most accurate 3D printing.

Machines

prusa3d ($800)
sindoh ($1.3k)
formlab ($3.3k) “Movie”: print the legend; “Movie”: chase me; Smooth Castable Wax Resin

Filament

proto-pasta
ninjatek
matterhackers

Format

stl (popular)
gcode (powerful)

neat project: https://octoprint.org/

Terms

FDM (fused-deposition molding) printer Filament

Minimal thickness 3/32”

My printings

(Sorry that I’m been away in Spain, will write more details when coming back!)

pcb

Scanning

I scanned my coffee cup.

pcb