My intention is to modify the compound on my lathe, and I need a circular ruler to set the compound angle at the desired rotation. The ruler will be a flat ring, with 360° graduations and text (numbered) markings. Initially I was searching for something made of either aluminum or stainless steel that was etched with the markings I need. I discovered this was not easy to find, and very pricey to have produced.
Someone on a Machining / Lathe forum suggested that a round PCB might be durable enough to meet my needs, and would be much cheaper to acquire. He said I would need to first produce something called Gerber files to define the design, and then upload the file(s) to https://jlcpcb.com/ for a quote.
I do know that some PCB's are fairly tough stuff, but I'm not sure any I have seen would fare well exposed to hot metal chips falling on them? When I visited the JLCPCB site, the opening page is advertising aluminum boards. Are they actually making PCB's out of aluminum now?
Can anyone here confirm that this JLCPCB company can produce what I need (see image attached), and steer me in the right direction to get started on producing the Gerber file(s) needed to get a quote? Note: this is simply a measuring "ruler" and would not be needed for any sort of electronics.
Thanks,
Wolf
Someone on a Machining / Lathe forum suggested that a round PCB might be durable enough to meet my needs, and would be much cheaper to acquire. He said I would need to first produce something called Gerber files to define the design, and then upload the file(s) to https://jlcpcb.com/ for a quote.
I do know that some PCB's are fairly tough stuff, but I'm not sure any I have seen would fare well exposed to hot metal chips falling on them? When I visited the JLCPCB site, the opening page is advertising aluminum boards. Are they actually making PCB's out of aluminum now?
Can anyone here confirm that this JLCPCB company can produce what I need (see image attached), and steer me in the right direction to get started on producing the Gerber file(s) needed to get a quote? Note: this is simply a measuring "ruler" and would not be needed for any sort of electronics.
Thanks,
Wolf
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