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The [[Bantam Tools PCB Mill]] is a 3-axis CNC mill - a [[Manufacturing techniques#Subtractive manufacturing|subtractive manufacturing]] machine. Fabricating with this machine is relatively simple, thanks in large part to its well-developed and maintained [[CAD and CAM#Software|software]]. The process consists of only three steps:
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# Set up
 
# Mill
 
# Clean up
 
 
 
== Set up ==
 
# Set up the machine
 
# CAM the object
 
# Set up the material
 
# Set up the (initial) tool
 
 
 
=== Set up the machine ===
 
# Turn on the machine
 
# Home the gantry
 
 
 
=== CAM the object ===
 
# Import the CAD design
 
# Position the design
 
# Select the appropriate material and tool(s)
 
 
 
=== Set up the material ===
 
# Clean off the material (also known as "stock") as well as the location on the bed where you'll be affixing it.
 
# Apply tape to the side of the stock that will be placed on the bed.
 
# Place and firmly press down on the stock on the bed.
 
 
 
=== Set up the (initial) tool ===
 
This can be done through software prompting.
 
 
 
== Mill ==
 
Press the "Mill all visible" button. Make sure to pay attention to the machine, since if a tool is broken, noticing it sooner rather than later will save you an immense amount of headache.
 
 
 
== Clean up ==
 
Make sure to always leave the machine cleaner than what you found it! Vacuum up any and all [[wikipedia:Swarf|swarf]] created by the milling process.
 
 
 
== Milling considerations ==
 
Try to minimize the number of toolchanges while optimizing the paths of the selected tools; that is, small tools for precision work, large tools for removing areas of the material.
 

Revision as of 21:56, 15 February 2018

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