PCB Milling with a Mini-Mill

Summary: This is a introduction to Using desktop milling to create PCBs and "flat" objects. The class covers a method of creating pcbs with eagle CAD.

Pre-Reqs: basic computer skills, basic handtools, basic electronics knowledge

Class materials: PCB material provided.

Design a PCB...

install Eagle and All the parts

Download Eagle PCB CAD by cadsoftusa

and these useful parts library

ladyada's Eagle lbr

https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun-Eagle-Libraries

Cut the PCB....

Cutting Isolation traces, drilling and routing the outline on a Gcode mill

PCB on Gcode Mill

This method works for sherline and other mills

Cutting Isolation traces, drilling and routing the outline on a Roland MDX-15

PCB on Roland MDX-15/20

Other related:

Read how the mill works

roland-mdx-15-mill

Don't know how to design a "good" PCB

read this PCBDesignTutorial

and read how to use them

http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/108