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Subject: Re: Two ideas for home made soldermask

From: "iluvpcbs" <iluvpcbs@...>
Date: 2008-01-21

Hi Markus,

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Markus Zingg <homebrew-pcb@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Why not simply use solder stop laminate?
>
> Laminate, expose, develop, done - > I can't imagine something faster
and
> simpler than that...
>
> Markus

I've avoided these for two reasons:

1. I don't have a UV exposure system setup
2. It seems like the developer needed for the soldermask laminate
requires some caustic solutions.

Can you describe the materials you use? Can you obtain small pieces
of the dry laminate material cheaply?

Thanks!