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From: "Tony Harris" <kg4wfx@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 10:44 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] materials that can be used as etch resist...?


> Hi all,
>
> I've been doing the toner transfer, or the presensitized boards, or using
> the marker method to create boards. I'm looking to experiment at trying
> something new but...
>
> This may seem like an odd question, but what coatings can be used as an
> etch resist? Basically, I'm looking for something I can coat the board
> with and remove where I want to etch. Preferrably something that can be
> removed easily with the right "stuff" (whether it be chemical or
> mechanical) but not by the etchant.
>
> I have an experiment I would like to try, but I really don't know what to
> use to coat the boards with to attempt my experiment.

Cellulose paint works well.

Leon