Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "lcdpublishing"
<lcdpublishing@...> wrote:
>
> I have been pondering a bit about the feeder tray for the ink jet 
> printers.  If you recall, Stefan came up with a really good method - 
> leading edge has a long stop and a center mark.  
> 
> I have yet to come up with a material suitable to make this from.  It 
> would need to be thin, and somewhat rigid.  Furthermore, it needs to 
> be pulled through the printer with ease.  On my Stylus 850 is has a 
> rough-surfaced metal roller for the main feed roller so I am think 
> along the lines of a plastic tray. Anyone else give any thought to 
> this yet?

There used to be a company that sold Epson 1520 modified to take
thicker stuff, with a 6 CD holder tray. I don't recall if it was made
out of plastic or paper (obviously thick).

Several on CD lists have modified other printers to take thicker stock
and made single CD holders the same way.

The 2200 can already accept 1.3mm thick stock. Here's a site
explaining how someone made a CD holder and a plastic thing to hold
the pizza wheels out of the way while printing:
http://www.anestoday.com/epson2200/cdprint.htm

I found my Canon BJC 6000 will feed a CD without hitting the head, no
modifications. If I find an OEM black cartridge around here, I'll test
it's ink, too. I've been refilling with an all dye 3rd party ink.

Basic idea for the CD printer is cut a hole in plastic or cardstock as
thick as a CD, then glue a thin plastic or paper sheet on the back. A
tightish fit and gravity keeps the CD in the carrier. Not sure how
you'd do the same with a PCB, as the size will not always be the same
and something like doublestick tape or blue tack will increase the
thickness.

Even if this requires thin PCB in the printers that don't handle thick
stuff, I'm stoked! I'm off to cut a sheet to run through my Epson 5000
 (MIS pigmented ink). I have FeCl already.

Steve Greenfield