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Re: finding ultra-thin copper sheet?

2007-02-16 by James McGee

Not ultra but pretty thin...I found 1/32 at a descent price, well its 
26.88 USD.... But thats a 24"X36" Dont think it will pass through an 
un-modified printer but maybe slightly modified (so it dosent have to 
make the curved turn from the paper tray) If I could find some 
sutible ink for this old lexmark Z23 I would try it myself...
J




--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, David McNab <rebirth@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> Does anyone know how to get hold of blank PCB material, similar to 
the
> usual 1.6mm thick copper-clad stuff, but ultra ultra thin?
> 
> I'm thinking about the recent threads about hacking inkjets to print
> onto PCB via the CD tray.
> 
> The idea is if that the copper-coated medium is thin enough, it 
will be
> able to pass through any unmodified inkjet. The other good thing is 
that
> inkjets (as opposed to lasers) tend to have a much straighter paper
> path.
> 
> Digikey only seems to sell 3/4" copper tape - way to narrow for most
> boards.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Cheers
> David
>

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