I just boughty an Epson Picturemate PM200 on Ebay for $31 including shipping. It's very high resolution with piezo print heads that prints 4x6 photos. I'm going to modify it for pcbs. If it looks reasonably feasable, I'll buy a few more for experimentation, possibly with a small board heater built in. I'll post the results. Let me know how your C84 goes - Mark
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>From: r_twiddy <r_twiddy@...>
>Sent: Feb 26, 2008 1:34 PM
>To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: dvd printer
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>Hi all.
>Right now, I am using some ideas I found on the internet, to
>modify a Epson C84 printer. They have suggested pigmented inks ,
>which work in the printeer(company says.) and after the printing. you
>heat the ink to 466' for 3 mins to cure it. They say it is then
>perfectly etch resistant.
>
>I am doing very small board also. Nothing greater 2-3.
>
>Hope that helps.
>Rob.
>
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>--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Harvey White <madyn@...> wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:30:00 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>> >I'm new to this group, so forgive me if this has already been
>> >discussed to death. I am mostly interested in very small robots,
>so I
>> >want to make small (less than 2x2 inches), relatively thin boards.
>> >Has anyone successfully used one of these dedicated cd or dvd
>label
>> >printers, or a photo printer that also allows cd printing for
>direct
>> >transfer? I am aware of the ink issues, etc, though I have not
>fully
>> >researched this, yet. Thanks for any leads.
>> >
>>
>> Afaik, yes.
>>
>> The issues are the type of printer, that it must be able to deal
>with
>> a CD, and that the ink is relatively critical. Some people preheat
>> the board, and some need to be able to heat the board afterwards to
>> cure the ink.
>>
>> Not sure how anybody has solved the registration problem, if at all.
>>
>> Harvey
>>
>> >Mark
>>
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