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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Laser Printers

From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2006-02-13

On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:11:47 +0100, dl5012 <dl5012@...> wrote:

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> It's a laser "printer" that has enough power to burn wood. It's used
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> to engrave things (like pens). If you coated copper clad with an etch
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> resist, you could use the "printer" to burn away the areas you don't
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> want.
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>
> I thought about contacting them to find out if they had a laser that
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> was powerful enough to burn the copper and holes. But, that's more
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> money than I could spend anyway...
>


There are already machines that mill boards with a laser.

I think i could have one or two boards made commercially cheaper ;-)

ST