Hi Steve,
You cut vinyl? What is vinyl then? I recall rubylith from a long time
ago that the microwave guys used for special boards, but the only vinyl
I know is the stuff one puts on the kitchen floor! Must be for
something else. Are the other "router" guys cutting vinyl for floors or
what?
Saw your pix. Looks like it works! How to you stick the vinyl to the
board? I suppose you don't cut the vinyl on the PCB because it might
dull the knife?
Alan KM6VV
Steve Greenfield wrote:
>
> --- Alan Marconett KM6VV <KM6VV@...> wrote:
>
> > Too bad we can't use a swivel Exacto blade, and cut the same,
> > this time
> > leaving the traces and pads intact. Then etch.
>
> I posted pictures of one of the PCBs I made using my vinyl cutter.
> You can get the swivel knife holders used to cut vinyl that are in
> pen bodies to fit many plotters, but then you have to take care of
> offset compensation in software.
>
> I cut the vinyl, weeded it, and transfered it onto the PCB blank. I
> suppose you could stick shelf paper to the PCB and cut and weed it
> on the PCB.
>
> I was going to give a link right into the files, but Yahoo groups
> says it is busy right now.
>
> So here it is from memory, look at the appropriate folder:
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs/files/
>
> Steve Greenfield