#271 Building a LitePlacer: An Open Hardware pick and place machine // Review

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[Tarbard]

I want one, but I don't want to do all that assembly :-o I think theres a gap in the market for a pick and place assembly machine that assembles pick and place machines ;-)

[timericson]

liteplacer is awesome. Juha is relentless with supporting his customers, and is true to the open source everything philosophy. it took me 3 full days to build, one for mechanical assembly, one for testing and making sure everything worked as it should, and one for tuning all the parameters and sorting out the functionality (software, tapes, needle change, lighting). in the end, I wasn't getting the use out of it, so sold it, but it was a great project.


I would suggest
- painting all the steel brackets before assembly. they look so much better in bright silver, than the rusty steel colour after some time (bit late now though, haha).
- the timber table may need a more consistant colour than timber, so be prepared to add a cover. The green craft/cutting mats work well.
- oh, and you discover that consistent lighting and a rigid work table is really more than just a suggestion. life will suck if you don't have these.

[alloutofbubblegum]

What's hell for some, is heaven for others. I myself really enjoy putting things like this together, it's very relaxing for me. A nice cup of coffee, classical music and I'm in heaven.

[ElecDashTronDotOrg]

Awesome thanks mate, cant wait for part 2

[Rod_Knee]

Woah, I didn't even know an open source PnP machine existed! Another entertaining and informative video. Thanks Mick.

[MrZen]

Impressive piece of machinery for an open source project! Eager to see your tests on its reliability and precision. Do you intend to explain a bit of how you will use it (maybe for your other activities ?) ?

[AdityaMehendale]

@MickMake Dear Mick, May I suggest placing three "feet" instead of the four on the base-board? With four feet, the base is likely to copy deformations from the chest and even from the floor below it. No bueno.

[unlost]

Not an unreasonable build. Nice job, looking forward to the next bit. Cheers and well done

[xCAFEFD]

Can't wait for part two. Subscribed.

[akindiranolanrewajujohnson]

Gladdeed o have found this channel, though never commented here but I can't hold my bit surprise seen this even as open source
I keep coming back for updates for very a KIN interest

[vincei]

Me thinks Mick was gonna unleash a massive piece of granite that weighs 200kg on our asses. Nice build. Looking forward to the next installment!

[edwardcasati]

Wow! I want one, even if it's just for the fun of assembling one. Built my Hypercube 3D printer and a CNC router, this should be next! But alas, the footprint is too large and the use too specialized.

[kayferrari]

Jeeeez - i'm almost lost for words. Thanks Mick. Wow.

[cdevidal]

Funny you mentioned JLCPCB. I'm looking at this because I had some PCBs assembled by JLCPCB but they're on backorder due to both the new year's holiday and the coronavirus :-/ So I need a plan B and LitePlacer is probably the way to go. You said it might be possible to assemble this in a day, that's good. I did a MPCNC build over six months, but only an hour or two at a time.

[jeremypeake]

Oh man, that might have to be the next project I think, how awesome would it be to have a pick and place machine! Now where to put it...

[bwack]

Awrsome! Pick and place for the hobbyist! Exciting video to watch.!

[ingmarm]

Mick was the Merbau from Bunnies as well? I might replace my cnc bed with it.

[EgonSorensen]

Neat niche project 😍 😍
I suppose one would have a somewhat large electronics production need in order to justify building this, if not just for fun and learning.
- in a few years it *could* be a lot cheaper (and far faster - programming the P&P machine setup can take some time) to get it made by 'professionals' (Just like doing your own PCB's where the price recently has dropped to almost nothing, but you need to keep material+chemicals on hand, dispose properly, etc.)
Next up - Vison project for automatic visual inspection, moving probes and x-rays for those BGA's? 🧐

[obsoletepowercorrupts]

Aside from maybe a laser cutter, this probably has to be the most awesome gadget ever (although possibly neck and neck top place).

[MkmeOrg]

Nice! Looking forward to the next part.