Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, cristian <cristianbip@b...> wrote:
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> 
> >
> >Anyone ever seen one of these work.
> >
> >http://www.novachromeusa.com/Epssublijet.html
> >
> >I once had to fit some pc's into a small sign shop about 5 years
ago and
> >they had one of these (may not have been the exact model, but I
think it
> >was the 12XX, and used cartridges not bulk like the photo)
> >
> >They used it to print name plates onto little brass door signs ie
> >'manager' 'reception'
> >
> >It really printed a dark waxy black ink, I'm sure it would resist
etching.
> 
> As they say, you have to "pre-coat" the metal plate, to allow
sublimation.
> Will that allow etching?
> Will it be removable after etching?
> Cristian

Read up on inkjet dye sublimation printing here:
http://www.dyesub.org

The short answer is no. The dye sub ink simply colors the clear
plastic polymer coating. So there is no way to selectively remove the
polymer where there is no dye.

Steve Greenfield