Is Machining Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Material (e.g. FR4, Garolite) Dangerous?

[mbellon (Mark Bellon)]

Health, dust head, and enclosure discussions have come up more than once. Currently, we’re discussing related things in a few places.

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Potential Health Effects of CNC and Machining

I ordered the Nomad 883 and I live in a small dorm room on campus. I would like to have it in my room so I can use it whenever I want and keeping an eye on it in case anything goes wrong. However, I am not sure if there is any potential health hazard linked to having it in my room. I am concerned about the dust and powder produced. I understand that wood, fiberglass and other materials alike produce fine dust during machining, so I am not considering machining those in my room. But I wonder if …

Nomad: Dust Head Prototype

I have been working on a dust head for a little while with the help of @mbellon. My intention was to design one that could be made easily by people just starting. When I got my Nomad I saw ways of making it better and wished I could lean how to use it by making parts for it. This head can be made easily from one piece of stock and a couple of pieces bought online. Here is a sneak peak of it. I will start working on the tutorial soon and will post a list of parts and where to get them. [image] …

Nomad and SO3: Custom Enclosures (the enclosure zoo)

Thought I would make a thread for people to show off their custom enclosures I know Mark @mbellon has a pretty sweet setup, especially for his PocketCNC! Anyway here is my work in progress, It has thick walls filled with polystyrene foam for noise dampening and then a thin mdf ‘veneer’ to make it easier to clean. I am waiting for some aluminium square tube to extend the front to maximise usable work area of the shapeoko 3. They will also add as the frame for some polycarb doors …

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