HP to PCB & PNL

[Augusto Pinoche]

Why not an old HP or Roland X/Y plotter!
change the pen head to a mounting head and you
could have a assembling machine for your PCB's!

NKAP



>From: "tomg" <efm3 at mediaone.net>
>To: <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
>Subject: HP to PCB & PNL
>Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 04:00:31 -0700
>
>I just spent the last 30 minuets disassembling a working HP DeskJet
>I picked up at the thrift for $10 (minus the power supply). These
>things keep popping up really cheep and I've been thinking of a
>pcb printer ever sense we talked about using a plotter with easytraks.
>
>The point being ... I think it can be done.  The way the head moves
>on the assembly it pretty straight forward. I think with a few mods
>to the case and adding a micro adjuster ( spring & wing-nut) on each
>side this will work and might even print panels!!
>
>The problem is moving the material through the printer. I'm thinking
>some sort of large rubber belt about the thickness of a inner-tube
>using the printer motor that pulls the paper as a drive. A flat table and
>a free wheel on the back ( maybe another printer mech..;-)  I
>suppose I'll have to come up with pinch rollers too but I still think
>it will work. Has anyone thought/tried this?
>
>Tom
>
>

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