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From: "derekhawkins" <eldata@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:41 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Epson direct pcb printing results


> >I'm starting to get the impression that direct to pcb
>>inkjet printing will be like the Toner Transfer
>>process
>
> Well, TANSTAAFL! But seriously, if off-the-shelf inks won't work then
> dabble a bit in some homebrew ink chemistry. The "no sponge" type empty
> ink cartridges would be ideal for ink experiments. You can wash them
> out and start again.

It would probably be best to forget the printer, initially, and just paint
the ink on. I used to make PCBs that way, many years ago, with cellulose
paint. It was quite an effective resist, much better than those expensive
Dalo pens that were sold for the purpose. Perhaps it could be thinned down
and put into an ink cartridge. 8-)

Leon
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Leon Heller, G1HSM
leon.heller@...
http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller

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