Now that you have a nice pcb, with tracks in copper, you will want to drill it :

 

Be sure to use carbid drill bits. I tried with standard hardware drill bits, and they are just able to perform 10 to 20 drills until they no longer drill anything !

 

 

 

In order to drill the pcb, you can use the following process :

 

 

 

Place your copper clad on the printed support, usually you would put it with the top side visible.

 

 

 

Test the gcode in test mode :

 

Mount the drill tool in sliding mode ( for testing).

 

Ensure that the drill tool can slide vertically freely.

 

Do not turn on the drill tool : the dril tool will therefore touch the pcb without drilling anything.

 

Launch the drill gcode for each diameter.

 

Output\7_drill\drill_Top_0.xx_drill_+_data.gcode

 

Output\7_drill\drill_Top_0.yy_drill_+_data.gcode

 

Output\7_drill\drill_Top_0.zz_drill_+_data.gcode

 

 

 

Verify that the drill tool touches the pcb at the right position, precisely.

 

Re-perform Calibration in case the drill position is not exact :

 

Use the “P0 position” on the support to perform the Calibration.

 

Remember to always rerun the generategcode.vbs  script after each calibration change.

 

Once you are happy that the drill tool is moved accurately to the correct positions, you are ready to drill in real mode.

 

 

 

Drill for real :

 

Fix the drill tool on the slider , so that the drill tool no longer slides vertically.

 

Ensure you set the correct size for the drill bit

 

Then Launch the drill gcode for each diameter, by changing the drill bit accordingly.

 

Output\7_drill\drill_Top_0.xx_drill_+_data.gcode

 

Output\7_drill\drill_Top_0.yy_drill_+_data.gcode

 

Output\7_drill\drill_Top_0.zz_drill_+_data.gcode

 

 

 

That s it ….