Homebrew PCBs

Is it possible to plate thru holes on a pcb? How would you mask off 
what you don't want plated?

Mike



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "kilocycles" <kilocycles@y...> 
wrote:
>
> Alan,
> Did you visit the web site of Caswell Plating.com?  They do have
> non-cyanide-based electroless plating products, which are greater 
in
> quantity and higher cost than what you need, but they also 
have "Plug
> N' Plate" kits for copper, nickel, silver, chrome, gold, tin, etc. 
> These kits consist of the plating solution, typically 8 oz., except
> for gold and silver, a conductive stainless steel wand, and cloth
> bandages that go on the end of he wand to wipe the plating element 
on
> the board.  If you do not need the power unit (4.5 volts' worth of 
D
> alkaline batteries will work), the kits cost under $20, except for
> gold, which is $22.  As I said before, I have the nickel plate kit.
> 
> If you want long-term protection as a slight trade-off for silver 
(and
> subsequently, silver oxide's) higher conductivity, go with gold, 
which
> is 74 on the IACS conductivity scale (pure copper, 99.99% is 100, 
the
> baseline for the standard, and silver is 103.
> 
> For short-indeterminate duration, the existing bare copper coated 
with
> lacquer will be the parsimonious solution.  I've tried "Tinnit" 
once,
> and found it not to be worth the trouble for most of my hobby 
boards.
>  My connections are being made with a tin-lead alloy, which as was
> mentioned is not exactly a superb conductor, but hopefully, 
component
> leads aren't just floating in the solder alone and are in contact 
with
> the copper on the board.
> 
> Ted KX4OM 
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "alan00463" <alan00463@y...> 
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> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <alienrelics@y...> 
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> > > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Trethan"
> > > <stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
> > > >
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