Oh gosh no! I realize the photo process is MUCH simpler than the
photographic developing process. It's just that I have done that
sort of thing before and it no longer interests me. However,
hacking an ink jet printer into doing something like what we are
discussing - that sounds like fun!
--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "derekhawkins" <eldata@...>
wrote:
>
> >I don't know
> >why, I used have a darkroom and develop photos and such.
>
> Possibly because you think developing PCBs is as involved as
> developing photos. The following, in reference to photographic
> method of doing PCBs, is from the Pulsar website;
>
> ================================
> This has been the most common method for the serious "midnight
> engineer" as well as R&D divisions of larger corporations who do
> their own designs.
>
> This process requires a lot of support equipment. Darkroom, hot
roll
> laminator to apply dry film (or buy expensive pre-sensitized PCB
> blanks), use one of several methods to make your film negative, UV
> exposure lamp & counter, contact print frame, trays and processing
> chemicals! There is a lot to it on the "setup" side.
>
> As you can see, this can be a pretty involved procedure and the
> system takes up quite a bit of dedicated space. It's not the
fastest
> and it's not the cheapest method, however, results can be
extremely
> good and it does allow for limited mass production capabilities.
> ================================
>
> Trust me, the above is a long outdated approach. However,
convenient
> to use if one is in the business of selling TT supplies.
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "lcdpublishing"
> <lcdpublishing@> wrote:
> >
>