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Side note: JLC will make PCBs out of sheet aluminum, intended for use as heat sinks for LEDs. Design an aluminum board with nothing but silkscreen and drill hol
by wrs 4y ago
Side note: JLC will make PCBs out of sheet aluminum, intended for use as heat sinks for LEDs. Design an aluminum board with nothing but silkscreen and drill holes and you have an incredibly cheap, very precisely made front panel! This is even nicer now that KiCad supports fonts.
- inamberclad 4y agoWow, amazing tip! I'm shocked I haven't heard of that before. Do you have example photos?
- wrs 4y agoHere’s a simple Eurorack module (the first panel I did this way, so nothing fancy). https://www.dropbox.com/s/wex8osz4ok2cjys/IMG_2795.HEIC?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/wex8osz4ok2cjys/IMG_2795.HEIC?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/3owyglzfskmgacg/IMG_2796.HEIC?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/3owyglzfskmgacg/IMG_2796.HEIC?dl=0 One trick I just remembered: put the front of the panel on the back of the board, so JLC’s part number gets printed on the back of the panel.
- elihu 4y agoI've seen that option before and wondered what they were used for. That's good to know.
- hakfoo 4y agoI've used them for keyboard plates. They charge a small penalty fee (it was $8 on $60 worth of plates last time) because you're punching a huge number of tiny holes in, but it's still dramatically cheaper ($70 for five versus $100+ for one) than calling out a laser/water jet cutting service.
- marcosscriven 4y agoI saw something similar from PCBWay on this video: https://youtu.be/4K45KrCRyAQ https://youtu.be/4K45KrCRyAQ Looks really clean.