come on folks--give zoran a break, he has a system that works(just
looking at the board). suggestions are always welcome but try to
build a system that uses your ideas, then post your system here so
every one can benifit from your work.
mebo31
> Thinking about this a bit more, (after managing to
> read half the site before it threw me out), why not
> hold the heated cup stationary and vibrate the wire in
> the hollow needle.
>
> This might give higher speed with greater resolution,
> with the wire still maintaining some sort of metering
> function. Might need to play around with needle id and
> wire od.
>
> Worth a try perhaps??
>
> I imagine the viscocity of the heated, (liquid),
> paraffin wax is higher than any standard ink, which is
> perhaps why Zoran's system works ok.
>
> roger
>
>
> --- zoran_vasiljevic2000 <v.zoran@...> wrote:
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Zoran's plotter is similar to a regular X/Y plotter,
> except that it
> does not
> use ink, it uses melted paraffin (wax), for drawing
> on PCB laminate, and
> for making PCB. After drawing, it is developed in
> Ferric Chloride,
> according to the well known process.
>
> For more, open the link:
>
> http://ca.geocities.com/zoran_vasiljevic2000/index.html
>
> Thanks,
> Zoran