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just got my hands on a fiber laser! with some tuning i think this thing could be an incredible tool for quickly prototyping pcbs.

Barbatronic

@barbatronic.bsky.social

3 Dec 2024

Is this the F1 Ultra? I'm really interested in this type of machine! For making PCBs in a Makerspace, it seems much simpler than milling or chemical processes.

Timon

@timonsku.zip

The thing is you are always going to need to drill (unless your laser is *really* powerful) which is why I always ended up with a CNC workflow. With the right CNC its actually very straight forward, the thing that sucks most is the software which only Bantam sorta solved with Makera catching up slow

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Stephen Hawes

@stephenhawes.com

4 Dec 2024

this is exactly how i felt about milling, bantam did the best so far but they stopped making the small mill and IIRC gerber processing is gated behind a subscription. glad to hear makera is working towards it!

Timon

@timonsku.zip

4 Dec 2024

I had good luck with CopperCAM but its def. a bit clunky to setup. Makera has their CAM software in beta now which supports Gerber processing but had no chance to try it yet. The machine itself is infinitely less work than the Othermill to setup, even with worse CAM its faster turn around.