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From: "wnnelson0" <wnnelson@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 5:33 AM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV curable ink


> Does anybody have idea if a UV curable ink would work in the inkjets?
> From what I've read these can be very chemically resistant. The UV
> source and curing times appear to be a little critical though. They
> make formulas just for metal so it seems to be a possibility. I know
> nothing about inks so this may seem like a dumb ?. I was also thinking
> there could be other products that might go through the printer without
> plugging it up. A very thinned out plastic?, or ?. Also for the
> chemists could the board be coated with something (part A) and then
> printed with something else (part B) to make a hard resist? I'm trying
> to think of something that may make a little thicker layer on the board
> than ink does.

You need a special piezo head, they are very expensive. In theory, this
should work and a company in Italy is/was marketing such a system. I haven't
heard of anyone actually using it, though.

Leon
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