Quick trial:
Epson R220
Epson Durabrite ink
Thin flexible Copperclad-not prepared
Dried / cured with hair dryer
Results:
Ran through printer fine
Thin lines printed well
Wide areas - beaded up
Printed areas did not move when rubbed
Water resistancy - poor
Failure!
Ink did not 'grab' onto surface
Next trial:
Prepare board, scour and pre-etch with Tarn-X and repeat.
Myc
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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "mycroft2152"
<mycroft2152@...> wrote:
>
> I just ran a sheet of thin pcb material through my wife's EPSON
R220
> printer. (With a lot of trepedation, if I screwed up her printer I
> would really be in the doghouse!)
>
> This was a quick and dirty test printing her business card, no
board
> prep just a quick print.
>
> I was very surprised. The ink was very uniform on thin lines, but
did
> puddle on larger areas. (Note: this was a raw board -- no prep).
>
> I'm going to let it dry and the 'cook' it to check the durability.
>
> By then I'll have a prepped board and try the full process.
>
> TANSTAAFL!
>
> Myc
>