I'm of the opinion that the nuts and bolts of your machinery is as much a
part of making PCBs as is a bubbler for the etch tank, or a high speed drill
press. It is specialized, and has opportunities and needs not common for
general purpose CNC machines. I can think of no better place than here for
the discussion.
Linear slides and precision ballscrews for small boards and very light
mechanical loads are relatively inexpensive. In whole and in sum, the cost
and complexity are manageable for many of us, and the capabilities of very
great interest. I realize that documenting something of this scope is a
significant commitment. If you can find the time to share the details, I
think you'll find a receptive and eager audience. However, if you would
still like, I am happy to respect your wishes and keep the conversation
off-line.
But first a question about your process. Did I understand you correctly,
that you etch directly using the ink as the resist?
Regards,
Mike.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Volkan Sahin" <v_sahin@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Homemade inkjet printer test results
>Volkan, I missed the mechanical and control details if you posted >them.
>I'm curious about the Y-axis drive, and the print head control >signals and
>timing. Were you able to find those on the web?
There is no web at least I know which explains operation of Epson heads.
I learned it by reading Epson patents and by measuring actual printer.
If you really interested with that and want to design yourself I can help
you,
but implementation details are most probably off topic for this group and we
need to contact offline.
Y-axis has very precise servo motor coupled with 10000 pulses (in quadrature
decoding).
I have also precision linear slides on Y-axis.