Ah, excellant suggestion! Get the range to work and accept thick
boards, and pass two through at the same time to make up the
difference beyond adjustment - Great idea!
Chris
--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Trethan"
<stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
>
> many printers have a lever to adjust height. If that can be kept
in a
> working state it can solve the problem.
>
> "Back then" when i did that useless HP conversion i simply planned
on
> putting another PCB below the one to be printed. If i wanted to
print 1mm
> this shim PCB would be 0.5mm, for 0.5mm 1mm.
>
> ST
>
> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:12:14 +0200, lcdpublishing
> <lcdpublishing@...> wrote:
>
> > Steve, or anyone, I suspect that the distance between the print
head
> >
> > and the PCB is critical. I suspect most folks are like me, you
use
> >
> > the PCB material you can get and lately I have been buying off E-
Bay
> >
> > at really good prices. However, the thickness varies.
> >
> >
> > So, I am planning my mechanical conversion to be adjustable to
> >
> > accomodate the various thickness PCB materials. I suspect this
could
> >
> > add a lot of complexity in the conversion process, but if I have
time
> >
> > I want to do it. I just don't have any idea what would be the
> >
> > acceptable range between that print head and the PCB material
being
> >
> > printed - anyone?
> >
> >
> > CHris
>