PCB Milling with FlatCAM

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Well after a few broken bits and some trial and error here is my PCB effort. The main component is a 45-pin LGA 0.5mm pitch module. The size of this thing is tiny tiny. I have been trying to figure out what I could put along side it to give some perspective. As can be seen on the bottom side the alignment is not 100% but pretty close. We are probably talking about 0.1mm. Not sure how I could get it any closer! The way I see it the hardest part for a double sided PCB (at least of this size) is alignement and surface flatness.

Now I still have to test the circuit and see that all works…

Maybe my thumb will give an idea of scale. You can also see the “dirt” in between the traces.

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Nice work!
Curious as to what generated your CNC tool paths, your machine, and tools choices?

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Thanks.

As mentioned in the title, FlatCAM was used for the tool paths. I found there was a bit of a learning curve but it offered all the functionality I was looking for.

The PCB was milled on a Nomad 883 and the bit I used for the isolation routing is a Tapered-stub End-mill with a diameter of 0.0051". Can be found here Precisebits

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Ahh… indeed. FlatCAM, not FlatCAD.
Thanks for sharing.