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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Martin Klingensmith <martin@...>
wrote:
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> Are you doing this, James?
> I'm seriously considering it.
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> Martin K
No, I am not. I have gathered the documentation on my site with an eye
to making it accessable to others and with an eye to doing it myself
in the future. At this point, I just don't have the space (or time)
for another project.
As far as I know, only Volkan and Stefen have actually produced PCB's
via this system, but thier documentation of the steps required is
excellent and inspires confidence that the process is entirly doable.
http://techref.massmind.org/techref/pcb/etch/directinkjetresist.htmWhen only Volkan had done it, I could understand some reluctance in
others trying to duplicate a "one-off" success, but Stefan was able to
without much trouble, and in doing so proved the method is repeatable.
The "holy grail" would be a durabrite or pezo head printer that can
print on board stock without modification, and there was some talk
about using the Epson printers that can print directly on CD's. (what
was that? the R220? 230? Are they really compatible with the MSPRO
inks?). It would seem that smaller PCBs, of a size that would fit
inside the circle of a CD, could be printed without modification.
There was also another company who posted information about a printer
that could print on thicker media (at the beginning of this thread
infact!) but had not tried the inks or tried to cure and etch
anything. If you are listening, your sales could be strongly advanced
by spending a few moments trying to do what Volkan and Stefan have
done. There are a LOT of people who would love a ready-made package
for produceing such professional boards at home.
I'm rather shocked that others have not tried this. In the past I have
offered (and paid) a small reward for those (2 at this point) who have
made progress with this new method, and I wish I could offer more
especially since I have not been able to work on it myself. I'm a bit
pressed for funds at the moment, but perhaps others will encourage
deveopment for the greater good of the community?