Thanks for the info, the people at inksupply.com are great they let
me change my order to a 4oz bottle of yellow ink. I also purchased a
lexmark z22 and 3200 at a thrift store for about 3 dollars each, I
guess this will become my testbed for direct printing. what do you
guys think about the lexmark route??
--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "dsv1486"
<darrell.vandenberg@...> wrote:
>
> do the other colored inks work as I have ordered the 4 bottle set
of
> the mispro inks 2oz size.
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Trethan"
> <stefan_trethan@> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 30 May 2006 21:12:00 +0200, <drachels1@> wrote:
> >
> > > I found this group last night while looking for ways to use a
pen
> > > plotter to apply etch resist to PCBs. It appears from my
limited
> > > perspective that you guys have found a way to use an inkjet
for
> this
> > > and much more? Would someone be so kind as to point me in the
> right
> > > direction to learn how you are doing this. This will solve a
> number
> > > of issues for me. Thank you!!!!
> > > DRR
> >
> >
> > The established and most used methods currently are tiner
transfer
> and
> > photo process.
> > Inkjet printing is something we are still working on, but i
> wouldn't see
> > why someone couldn't jump right into it.
> >
> > It's basically all about the ink, Volkan found one that works,
> MISPRO
> > yellow, at inksupply.com.
> > It's also about the head, you need a newer printer with many
> nozzles. See
> > previous posts for example models, but all the newer ones with
> variable
> > drop size should be the right kind..
> > You basically figure out a way how to feed the PCBs through the
> printer
> > and you also need to cure the ink before etching with heat, a
> stove plate
> > works, when it starts to turn brown it is enough.
> >
> > As you see, there isn't terribly much known about this so far.
But
> i'm
> > confident everyone can duplicate it. I took me so long because i
> had the
> > wrong printer at first. With the right printer, and the right
ink
> in the
> > cartridge, it basically worked within 5 minutes.
> >
> > ST
> >
>