Does anyone have any specs on these vinyl cutter? Can they do 10 mil
lines repeatedly and reliability?
At 12:23 PM 6/15/2012, you wrote:
>That instructable assumes you know everything about using a vinyl
>cutter, or that you've had someone else cut, weed, and place
>transfer tape onto the vinyl.
>
>Steve Greenfield AE7HD
>
>--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Leslie Schwartz" <lhs_emf@...> wrote:
> >
> > There is an "Instructable" about this in case anyone has not seen it;
> >
> > http://www.instructables.com/id/Fast-and-Easy-PCB-Prototyping-with-Vinyl/
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com]
> > On Behalf Of alienrelics
> > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 8:19 AM
> > To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Produce Quick & Cheap PCBs with a CNC paper
> > cutter
> >
> > Like this?
> >
> <http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs/files/Sign_Cutter_to_make_>
> PCBs/>
> >
> > Vinyl resists etchant just fine, no need fiddling with masking, electrical,
> > or kapton tape. It is much easier to cut and weed (remove unwanted vinyl)
> > while it is still on the backing. Then apply with application tape just as
> > if it were going on a sign.
> >
> > Steve Greenfield AE7HD
> >
> >
> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Bob Butcher <bbutcher85@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Interesting topic. Instead of cutting the copper directly, how about
> > cutting some vinyl or maybe masking tape? Then transfer the cut vinyl or
> > tape to a copper clad FR4 board. Or maybe better yet, bond the
> tape or vinyl
> > to the copper clad FR4 and then cut. Remove the unwanted vinyl or tape and
> > etch the board. I have not tried this technique exactly, but have
> done a few
> > boards with hand cut tape. If the etchant doesn't leak under the tape or
> > dissolve the tape, it works fairly well. The trick might be to find the
> > right tape, perhaps Kapton tape, or wide electrical tape?
> > >
> > >
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