(moved) PCB routing build platform for Thing-O-Matic

thingiverse

The original design has been transferred to YouMagine at this link: https://www.youmagine.com/designs/pcb-routing-build-platform-for-thing-o-matic/. The relocation was prompted by the reasons stated in this blog post: http://marcuswolschon.blogspot.de/2014/01/leaving-thingiverse.html. This is an alternative build platform for Thing-o-Matic (which may also fit Cupcake), utilizing the ABP-quick-release (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:8878) to quickly switch your automated build platform for this platform. You can then use the Repman toolhead adapter (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:8738) and Dremel Milling Toolhead (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1703) to start milling PCBs. By doing so, you can create mechanics, enclosures, AND electronics on your desktop factory! The creator is currently working on a video that will guide you through the steps from printing parts to setting up VIsolate for optimized voronoi milling and actually milling a spare Thing-o-Matic end-stop. This platform design is already in its version 1.2, an upgrade from version 1.1 where you could level the platform using four small bolts. A blog entry about this achievement can be found here: http://marcuswolschon.blogspot.com/2011/06/achievement-unlocked-pcb-milling.html, and a video demonstrating the process is available at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z14gkPYD0aI. For testing purposes, ComponentTraces.pho, which is the upper side of the v1.2 mechanical end-stop for Thing-o-Matic, can be used. The video also explains the basics of running vIsolate (http://sourceforge.net/projects/visolate/) to do optimized voronoi milling of that PCB. There are numerous other programs available to generate g-code as well.