If you can print with ABS it will come right off with acetone. Other types of plastic are harder. Polystyrene is hard to get off with acetone and PETE is impossible.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, MIKE DURKIN <Patriot121@...> wrote:
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> Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] I Probably missed this but...
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> I must admit I enjoy reading this group, not the least of my enjoyment from the diversity of ideas on how to make pcbs at home. I am a toner transfer practitioner which suits me fine. I have done photoresist many moons ago when I had access to the coating chemicals.
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> Currently I am working on building a 3D plastic printer (google reprap if curious) and it occurred to me that printing plastic (or a meltable material that would resist etchant) on a pcb would be yet one more way to put down etch resist...any I won't bet someone has not already tried it. Now you won't catch me trying it but...any thoughts?
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