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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: flexible pcb material

From: "Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason@...>
Date: 2004-08-19

On Thursday 19 August 2004 02:18 pm, wheedal99 wrote:
> That might be an idea... Added bonus of maybe using the case as the
> substrate... I'll look at that. Anyone used homebrew techniques to
> etch that stuff?

If you use the case as substrate are you restricting your designs to SMT only?
Or are you planning on soldering to it somehow and then putting it in there?

> This kind of thing may make the inkjet direct printing easier --if we
> could come up with a reasonable etch resist ink.
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Roy J. Tellason"
>
> <rtellason@b...> wrote:
> > On Thursday 19 August 2004 12:23 pm, wheedal99 wrote:
> > > Has anyone used or know where to get some flexible copper clad
> > > material. I've got a few experiments that I'd like to try with
>
> it.
>
> > First thing that comes to mind for me is those "craft stores",
>
> where you
>
> > might find some fairly thin copper foil. Getting a hold of some of
>
> that,
>
> > you would need to laminate it yourself to some kind of a flexible
>
> substrate.
>
> > Never saw any actual flexible laminate available, though, myself.
>
>
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