You would be more than welcome to join the Signmaker list, too.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/signmakerA similar discussion is going on their right now. I have an old
Calgraph plotter, a 1043GT. Another person here has an HP 7475 he'd
like to convert.
Does the $200 version of your software correct for blade offset?
How find are the traces you can get reliably using vinyl, and what
kind (brand, make) of vinyl are you using for this?
Your website is displaying kind of funky in both IE 6 and NS 7.
And if you add http:// to your website address, it becomes a clickable
link in most email readers.
http://www.grs-systems.comSteve
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "T. W. Jolly" <grsystem@a...> wrote:
>
> I have been reading that some of you are interested in doing PCB's
> from vinyl masking cut on plotters. And about converting plotters to
> vinyl cutting plotters.
>
> We have been doing vinyl cutting for PCB prototypes for over 15 years
> now, using pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) vinyl, masking films and
> papers.
>
> We also repair and modify many brands of plotters for vinyl cutting.
> Some are easy to do and others cannot be done at all.
>
> If you have a specific HP plotter that you want some info on
> modifying to vinyl cutting, contact me offboard at info@grs-
> systems.com and I can help steer you in the right direction with some
> free help.
>
> Most of our designs are done in CorelDRAW or done in CAD programs
> then imported into CorelDRAW. Then we use SIgnTools3 software to cut
> the resist patterns. Very simple and the software is less that $200.
>
> Glad to help anyone on or off board with help getting you started. We
> have some info on our website at www.grs-systems.com There is a
> whole section on designing with software and the books to use, etc.
>
> Regards,
> Ted Jolly
> www.grs-systems.com