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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "juanabba" <jjose@...> wrote:
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> question: will this .016" thick board feed normally on an Epson
> printer, without mechanical modification.????
>
All,
Sorry about my spelling. I'm glad to see you were on top of things
and figured out what I meant. To those of you who did, I appreciate
that you put the corrected links up.
juanabba
I tried feeding the 12" trough my rx580, as though it were a sheet of
paper. It did not start the feed without pressing. With a little
force, it would start feeding. It would not make it all the way
around the corner from the paper bin, a 60 to 75 degree angle, with
out more force than I was willing to apply. It did no damage.
I cut 3" by X" piece(s) and taped them to the middle of paper, over
where I had printed the board image. They ran through and printed
fine, other than lousy surface prep.
I did this five or six times, and it fed reliably.
I tried 4 boards on the same paper, 1 in each quarter, and it would
not feed reliably. IIRC, it got caught between the 1st and 2nd rows
of pcbs.
I have not figured out the longest length that can go through, but
width doesn't seem to be the problem. I think the trick is that
there has to be enough paper in front of the board for the printer to
get a good hold of before it hits the board.
Richard