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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, <listgroups08@...> wrote:
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>
> Hello all,
> I am a new member here and I am very interested in the
direct
> resist to PCB methods that I have seen here.
>
> I am also an ex electronics technician (some time ago) and I have had
> extensive experience maintaining the higher end printers. Mostly colour
> lasers and solid ink/hot wax printers but also many of the cheaper
ink jet
> printers. I am hoping that I can make a valuable contribution to
this list.
>
> Many years ago (about 8 to 10) I attempted to use a ink jet printer
to do
> what others have been successful with here. I never completed the
task as I
> could not get ink with resist qualities to work. In hindsight the
project
> would never have worked as I chose a printer that used thermal print
jets
> rather than piezoelectric.
>
> From what I have read recently (please correct me if I am wrong), I
need to
> use an Epson printer as they are the only ones that use
piezoelectric ink
> jets?
Yes, this is correct. That is the short answer.
> Will the cheaper Epson printers that use die inks also work (with the
> correct ink for resist) or do I specifically need to buy one that is
already
> made to work with pigment inks? In other words - will the print
heads made
> for die inks also work with pigment inks?
Simple answer, get an Epson that already uses pigmented inks. Less
simple answer, get any Epson dye ink printer and use pigmented in
place of the dye inks.
> It seems that the only inks that have been useful are Epson DURABrite
> magenta and MIS PRO yellow. Is this correct?
Hopefully someone will answer this one.
Steve Greenfield