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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: sensitized boards

From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2007-03-02

On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:45:37 +0100, docstein99 <docstein99@...>
wrote:

> I thought co2 lasers were powerful enough to obliterate the copper
> itself??? Why bother spraying and etching, when it could simply be set
> to burn drill-holes, and burn the copper all on the same machine.


because once the copper is gone, it's hard to stop and the fr4 will go too.
It's like cutting a piece of wood sitting on a chunk of styrofoam, using
an axe.

It has been done commercially, but it's not something one can cobble
together on a weekend.

ST