As we＊ve seen, the PCB drill is an essential tool for any maker. It can be used to drill through copper and plastic, or cut out components like LEDs and resistors. If you＊re looking to make your own PCBs, it＊s likely that your first step will be to build a DIY PCB drill
This guide will show you how to build a basic DIY CNC PCB drill using off-the-shelf parts that are readily available online.
diy cnc pcb drillCNC drilling is a machining process in which a computer numerical control (CNC) machine is used to drill holes into a material. This process is commonly used in creating precise and uniform holes in a variety of materials, including metals, plastics.
The CNC drilling process typically use a rotating spindle and a drill bit. The spindle is driven by a motor and controlled by the CNC machine, position the locations of holes and drill it.
CNC Drilling machine instruct the spindle movement and specifies the size and location of the holes to be drilled.
During the CNC drilling process, the material is held securely in place on the machine table, and the drill bit is carefully guided by the CNC machine to create the desired holes. The speed, depth, and angle of the drill bit can be precisely controlled by the CNC machine, allowing for high levels of accuracy and repeatability.
CNC drilling can be used to create a wide range of hole sizes and shapes, including round holes, square holes, and other complex geometries. This versatility makes CNC drilling a valuable tool in many manufacturing applications, including the production of tooling parts, assembly parts, and fabrication parts.
Asianstar offers CNC drilling services to our clients on turning parts or milling parts, programming the cutters to drill the holes, deburr the holes and prepare for thread turning, etc. Drilling process are usually used to supporting sheet metal fabrication.
Our CNC drilling service is ideal for industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical, and electronics, where precision and quality are of utmost importance. We can handle large volumes of orders and can work on a variety of materials, such as metals, plastics.
We offer our CNC drilling services at competitive prices and can provide quick lead time to meet our clients' deadlines. Our team can provide technical support and advice on the best drilling techniques and tools for your specific project.
| Unit (mm) | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Width | 5 | 600 |
| Length | 5 | 800 |
| Height | 5 | 300 |
| Sides | 1 | 6 |
| Hole Size | 0.3 | above |
| Unit (mm) | Drilling Hole Tolerance according to sizes | |||
| Height Tolerance | Height Size | 5 to 20 | 20 to 30 | 30 above |
| Tolerance | ±0.005 | ±0.01 | ±0.01 | |
| Length Tolerance | Length Size | 5 to 30 | 30 to 100 | 100 above |
| Tolerance | ±0.01 | ±0.015 | ±0.02 | |
| Tolerance Class followed | Tolerance (mm) | |||||||||||||
| Straightness and Flatness | Verticality | Symmetry | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 to 30 | 30 to 100 | 100 to 300 | 300 to 1000 | 1000 to 3000 | to 100 | 100 to 300 | 300 to 1000 | 1000 to 3000 | to 100 | 100 to 300 | 300 to 1000 | 1000 to 3000 | |
| H | ±0.015 | ±0.02 | ±0.03 | ±0.05 | ±0.10 | ±0.15 | ±0.02 | ±0.025 | ±0.03 | ±0.035 | ±0.02 | ±0.03 | ±0.04 | ±0.05 |
| Type of Drilling Machine | Height Size (mm) | Length Size (mm) | Productivity (PCS/Month) | ||||
| Turning-Milling Machine | Drilling Lathe | CNC Machine with Drilling Cutter | Min 5 | Max 300 | Min 5 | Max 800 | 200’000/Item |
Asianstar has various machining processes to support different types of components from client, we can choose the best suitable manufacturing solution to carry result in perfect performance and cheap cost
With skillful machining technologies, Asianstar is flexible to support clients on different materials and different structures of the components, we also flexible on the components quantities and even assembly
Not only producing according to clients drawings, Asianstar also propose the better designing to clients, supporting clients to buildup improved designing or even new generation components
Asianstar production, as experienced by many years, is strictly following internal Standard Operating Procedures, to make sure the production schedule is smooth and plans are well carried out well without accidents
Asianstar strictly controlling product quality by system. We start QC controlling from production plan once setting up, to production process by monitoring QC checking and until the final Inspection before packing
Asianstar strictly control the production processes, teams keep the plan moving ahead according to the procedures, we have internal time management schedule which mostly bring earlier lead-time of delivery
Our CNC Turning Service provides different sizes of roll shape work-pieces, the diameter range is from 0.5mm to 480mm, reaching tolerance +/-0.003mm.
Our milling machines and CNC centers are able to produce complicated structure part, five-axis devices produce multi-sides at one-time jag which bring high precision result
Our Sheet Metal Fabrication provides slicing, punching, bending, welding, painting and assembling for set products, unique tooling for each project to raise production efficiency
Our Aluminum Extrusion brings clients various shapes of aluminum parts, high efficiency for mass quantity, our precision extrusion mold control tolerance within 0.01mm
For some steel serious products, we apply Forging Service to make out their outer shape and them use CNC devices to start drilling, forming, rolling, cutting, etc.
Our Surface Finishing Service uses chemical or electro post-treatments after machining tasks are finished, normally includes Oxide, Anodizing, Passivation, E-Plating, Painting,etc.
Yes, we support ODM/OEM, we provide custom-made service for clients or even support clients on designing or improving
