Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Homebrew PCBs

Hi Everybody,
As a long silent member and toner transfer lover, now I have something
to share. I have tried direct inkjet printing with my EPSON CX4200. It
is amazing (at least for me) but it seems it is possible to print on
copper without any special ink. Inks that I have used were refill
inks which are not from EPSON (this is good point). May be similar
results can be obtained from Epson DuraBrite inks.
Let me summarize what I did,
-I have used very thin PCB, 100um overall thickness (it is not
possible to insert 1.6mm to the printer)
-Using 'Scotch-Brite' and 'Ajax with Bleach' I cleaned the board.
-Using Tarn-X I removed oxide once more.
-I got printout on paper and then using scotch tape I fixed the PCB on
paper and reprinted the file
-I handled the PCB carefully to a flat surface since ink was still
wet. After waiting 5 minutes I dried it completely by holding it
around 1" (2.5cm) above the electrical stove and started to dry it
from reverse side firstly.
-I etched the board using Ferric Chloride solution.
I copied the scanned image of etched pcb and photos under
Photos/Volkan's folder

Volkan