Start here:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Inkjet_PCB_Construction/And here:
http://techref.massmind.org/techref/pcb/etch/directinkjetresist.htmTraffic has been nearly non-existent on the Inkjet PCB list. Everyone wants someone else to tell them how to do it, but those who've figured it out have gone away... Fortunately, the Massmind site has a somewhat chaotic distillation of posts from Homebrew PCBs and Inkjet PCB about what people have done to make it work.
This gentleman has made it a science, he'll sell you black cartridges prefilled with yellow pigment ink of the proper type, an adapter that fits into the CD tray, and double-sided PCBs precut to size.
http://www.fullspectrumengineering.com/pcbinkjet.htmlHe has instructions on how to accomplish printing to the CD tray while printing over the hole. Essentially, you print as if to paper, but insert the tray. The computer just sends a regular print file, but the printer hardware raises the head and feeds the tray.
The printhead he sells prefilled fits: Epson Artisan 50, Stylus RX580, RX595, RX680, R260, R280, R285, R290, R380. You should be able to make this process work in any Epson printer with a CD tray, by refilling a black cartridge for your printer with MISPRO yellow:
http://www.inksupply.com/product-details.cfm?pn=MISPRO-4-Y$15 for 4 ounces (110ml) will print a LOT of PCBs.
Please come over to the Inkjet PCB Construction list to talk about it.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Inkjet_PCB_Construction/Steve Greenfield AE7HD
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Richard <metal@...> wrote:
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> howdy folks!
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> In reading the Epson-modification pages at massmind et al, I see mention
> of an 'Artisan' model being an excellent choice...but when I hit
> craigslist, I discovered that there are about 20 models called 'artisan'
> ! ...lol...
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> Could someone point me towards a list or guide to selecting an
> R200-series printer for making pcb's ?
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> It'd be wonderful to have a list in order of desirablity... :)
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> PS: as per my post a few days ago, I'm still looking to buy an Epson
> already modified and ready to go.
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> thanks much!
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> Ricardo
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