This isn t as hard as it might sound.
Printed circuit board design machine.
A printed circuit board has pre designed copper tracks on a conducting sheet.
I ll get to end bit sizes in a moment but the thing you need to consider is the track clearance needed for the end mill you are using we started with a whopping 1mm clearance and track width and with experimentation we ve gradually.
Circuit design notes there are considerations you need to keep in mind when designing for cnc milled boards.
In eagle cad select tools drc clearance 2.
A printed circuit board pcb mechanically supports and electrically connects electrical or electronic components using conductive tracks pads and other features etched from one or more sheet layers of copper laminated onto and or between sheet layers of a non conductive substrate.
Design your board layout.
Because the software will compare what you are drawing to the schematics file.
Set all of the different signals clearances to a value larger than your engraving tool 12mil seems to work for a zen toolworks 30deg v bit 3.
I began to search for an alternative and did not get much farther than a bucket with a fish tank bubble machine and perhaps a heater.
You need to transfer your schematic diagram into a drawing of your printed circuit board.
Now it s time to draw the board.
The idea began when i was tired of spending 25 minutes sloshing a printed circuit board pcb from now on around in a plastic tray and waiting for it to finish etching.
A printed circuit board pcb mechanically supports and electrically connects electronic components using conductive tracks pads and other features etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non conductive substrate.