I'm more interested in starting with putting down a resist, then normal
etch from there. What's the finest PLA or ABS line the extruders in use
today will put down? I've been thinking of messing with putting an
extruder and heated bed on my CNC mill anyway.
--Rick
On 8/15/2013 9:16 AM, Mark Lerman wrote:
>
>
> Silver inks are expensive, but copper inks are much less expensive
> and are available commercially. Multiple layers are readily achieved
> with a 3D printer. The machine I have (Ultimaker) uses a Bowden tube
> to carry the plastic filament to the printhead. This could easily be
> modified to carry liquid ink. I think the real problems would be
> things like soldering and mounting components to these inks. It might
> be workable, though, and would be an interesting way to spend a few
> months.
>
> Mark
>
> At 10:00 AM 8/15/2013, you wrote:
> >Mark,
> >
> >Sounds like removal is not an issue.
> >
> >How liquid tight would the 3D mask be?
> >
> >Given that a 3D printer gives us a third dimension to the mask, I wonder
> >what else can be done with it on the circuit board. What would be
> very cool
> >is if the 3D printer could form the traces on a piece of fiberglass. I
> >recall an old process that could put down fine wire and cover it with
> glue.
> >
> >Rick
> >
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> >Subject: RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] convert inkjet printer into wax printer
> >
> >Rick,
> >
> >A heated bed is no real problem - I built one that works pretty well.
> >But I'm not sure the wax won't stick to the copper directly.
> >I hadn't thought about removing the plastic. PLA, which is the plastic
> >I've been using, has only one solvent I know of, Tetrahydrofuran,
> which you
> >can get on ebay. Heated Benzene is also supposed to work. However, by
> >switching to ABS, you can use acetone to dissolve the plastic easily.
> >
> >Mark
> >
> >
> >
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