On Mon, 23 May 2005 06:02:43 -0400, Alan King <
alan@...> wrote:
>
> Looking around on the net the cost per board goes down drastically
> after the
> $300 mark if they let you panelize, but it's still terrible compared
> $2/pcb
> sheet and making your own boards for anything simple. I need 2.5" and
> 4" rounds
> by the hundreds shortly, near perfect and 5 minutes soon won't be
> enough, I need
> just about no involvement. Like laser printing on the copper, it is
> time to
> make it work one way or another. After the aluminum foil, I think it
> could work
> straight to board with some heavy work. But for simplicity first to see
> about
> something that wipes or sprays on, non-conductive for imaging, etched by
> acid,
> and toner melts through so it doesn't get etched under. Maybe something
> will
> fit that bill..
> Alan
Denny mentioned using a silicone roller under the drum to take the toner,
and trasnfer it to a heated board.
Me personally, i think it is too complicated a mod to be worth the
time-savings, but if you want to try...
ST