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From: "Henry Liu" <henryjliu@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 5:30 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] attaching a pen to a cnc?


> Has anyone tried attaching a very fine pen to a cnc then etch the pcb
> board? Right now I'm using pcb-gcode but it's a pain because it takes
> so long to remove all the material when 95% of the board is empty
> space and 5% traces. Also until I get my vacuum holder, it is hard to
> be quick with the setup. I'm thinking a pen mounted in the holder
> will be able to write the traces better perhaps then I can chemically
> etch them. Has anyone tried this? Thanks.

It's similar to using an etch-resistant pen in a plotter. That works quite
well.

Leon
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