Anyone have some example PCB gcode around?

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Anyone have some example PCB gcode around? I would like to test a few things in tgFX and TinyG on the shapeoko. So if you go it tell me about it!

thanks, cnc, #tgfx, gcode tinyg

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Working on a PCB right now in Eagle. Going to mill it with tgFX and TinyG on the Shapeoko, so I though you could have a go first!
Main routes: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wlctlcbrt8ryz7r/Remote%20Breakout.bot.etch.tap
Holes: https://www.dropbox.com/s/bjtne9bufgzumee/Remote%20Breakout.bot.drill.tap

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Sweet. What is this? I am going to have to do it tomorrow. Going out to dinner with the Kids and Wife. I ran it through tgfx (or am doing so now) Its pretty slow I bet you could rip through this thing super fast. Actually now after I typed that I realized that I am not using my shapeoko profile :slight_smile: Either way I look forward to giving it a go tomorrow. Also, what do you use to mill this? I have some “triangle” bits that mill very very fine pcb traces.

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Its a breakout board for my raspberry pi. Im going to put an Atmega328 and 5 reed relays on it so that I can control a remote control for electric appliances from the internet. Fairly basic, but my first schematic in Eagle.
If you need me to tune the parameters, let me know. I haven’t tried it myself yet, but Im planning on using my dremel with a 0.8mm ball point bit.
Working on a “vice” in HDPE for the 3"x2" pcb boards available from Inventables first. The shapeoko has opened up so many possibilities!

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I shared a Dropbox folder with you containing files for the LED ring illuminator.

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Tried milling the PCB today, but quickly gave up on the ball point endmill. I flattened the surface, but there’s still too much Z variation. Could the TinyG support some kind of probe?
Z min turned into surface detector and modify the Gcode on the fly?

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Riley, I have been busy, but you could also try my Arduino single sided PCB. all files for the protect including the g-code are in this post at shapeoko forum http://www.shapeoko.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=1039#p8387

one of the things that I which was supported is G81 codes, currently I have to run a scrip to change G81 to something supported… Let me know if you have any question on the g-code files… FYI milling a MDF and using that as a base should alleviate some of the the Z axis variations.