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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, DJ Delorie <dj@...> wrote:
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> Is it time for someone to purpose-design a direct-to-pcb printer?
> Probably way too expensive to consider, but still...
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> Maybe something that laminates UV film on, and has a linear array of
> high power UV LEDs to expose the film as it's being laminated, on both
> sides... Include an infeed tray with registration pins for pre-drilled
> PCBs... pre-drill, drop on pins, press button, when pcb comes out the
> other side you wait 15 minutes, peel off the outer protective film, and
> develop. Maybe it could laminate (or just use a sticky-backed film) on
> a UV-opaque film over the UV film after exposure, so you don't even need
> a darkroom :-) Add a tiny inkjet head on the way out to print timestamp
> and job information, and you're done!
>
> ok, blue-skying over :-)
>
DJ, this sounds like a project that is right up your alley! :)