I've got tired of all these really expensive PCB board auto pickers and reflow kits.
After months of searching through the net, I haven't found anything decent and 'cheap'
So we make a plan..

I bought myself a DIY CNC kit a while back, and decided to convert it into a PCB automatic assembler/reflow kit.
It powered by what is called an Area Laser... just a dispersed laser beam.
Has an IR Camera.... auto picker placer, auto reflow... you know all the toys one wants.
The nearest commercial price at the mo is around 4K-5K USD

, and this is just a the basic thing.
What I have in mind goes for around 6K+, but I reckon I can get it all done for about 1K USD equivalent.
Accuracy looks good 200 steps per 360 degrees, 1mm thread comes to around 5 microns - and this is before micro-stepping
Look at a 200x200mm PCB area... so it'll be great for those small projects.
The long term plan is to have an auto-feeder attachment.
I have all the pieces for construction, minus 3 frame items and the laser which I'm busy sourcing from a supplier.
This will be the most expensive item, so it might push the price up to 2K..

- hopefully not, but it's still a lot cheaper

I'm just working through the construction ideas, until the laser is finalised.

