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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 This page to its well-developed and maintained [[CAD and CAM#Software|software]]. The process consists of only three steps:# 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 fleshed out 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 materialMarch 01.
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