[Noisebridge-discuss] Do we have a USB to Parallel (printer) port converter?

[Jake]

Hao, I am very inspired by your work on PCB milling.

I can supply a laptop with a built-in parallel port for this purpose,
but we should build a wooden box for the CNC machine so it can transport 
safely.

On Sat, 30 Jun 2012, Hao wrote:

> Guys, I've been working on making fine PCBs with this CNC these days, and
> haven't check mails as often. Sorry for that.However, it's really nice to
> see you guys discuss this topic. I would give up the idea of using simple
> USB-parallel converter to control a CNC machine, though. 
> 
> Bandit, thanks for the offer, and we can discuss this further when we met in
> person next time. Last talk with you was a lot of fun :)
> 
> Jake, as Miloh said, I want to teach people how to make PCB with CNC in
> toorcamp, and I'm thinking about borrowing the CNC in Noisebridge during the
> toorcamp, if possible. (Miloh got another table top CNC in his workspace
> that I might or might not be able to use, we'll see.) If I can run
> linuxcnc(formerly EMC2) on a laptop, that would save some space during the
> trip. 
> 
> Also, I still working on how to run linuxcnc under simulation on my laptop
> (Ubuntu12.04 Precise), so that I can tweak gcode without working on the
> slower PC that attached to MAXNC. I would appreciate any help with this.
> 
> Jfoote, as Jake said, this machine is in good condition now. I wrapped
> the cellophane over the machine after the dust incident, Nima have also
> sponsored a set of collets as well as Miloh, and Jonathon Toomim have
> provided a 60 degree V-bit and a 45 degree V-bit. I've made a pretty good
> PCB (only with front gerber though, due to lacking of time) on my first try
> with the 60 degree V-bit. See attached jpg. Please ignore the wide track.
> 
> And I just found Poul-Henning Kamp had done an amazing job in PCB milling,
> with hight probe. He managed to make a 1 mil track. Although his code is for
> the Eagle plug-in Pcb-gcode, I'm working on turning it to fit general gcode
> generator pcb2gcode. I'm positive on that  we can make pcb boards which
> mounts 48+ pins smd chips with table top CNC machine. 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Andy Isaacson <adi at hexapodia.org> wrote:
>       On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 03:17:11PM -0700, Jake wrote:
>       > Yes, me and Jesse backed up the machine, Hao blew the dust out
>       of it
> 
> Cool, could you put the configs in git and publish them somewhere?
> 
> Or send me the files (or put them on pony or something and tell me
> where
> they are) and I'll do it...
> 
> -andy
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