Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "juanabba" <jjose@...> wrote:
>
> question:  will this  .016"  thick  board feed normally on an Epson
> printer, without mechanical modification.????
>
All,
Sorry about my spelling.  I'm glad to see you were on top of things 
and figured out what I meant.  To those of you who did, I appreciate 
that you put the corrected links up.

juanabba
I tried feeding the 12" trough my rx580, as though it were a sheet of 
paper.  It did not start the feed without pressing.  With a little 
force, it would start feeding.  It would not make it all the way 
around the corner from the paper bin, a 60 to 75 degree angle, with 
out more force than I was willing to apply.  It did no damage.  
I cut 3" by X" piece(s) and taped them to the middle of paper, over 
where I had printed the board image.  They ran through and printed 
fine, other than lousy surface prep.
I did this five or six times, and it fed reliably.
I tried 4 boards on the same paper, 1 in each quarter, and it would 
not feed reliably.  IIRC, it got caught between the 1st and 2nd rows 
of pcbs.
I have not figured out the longest length that can go through, but 
width doesn't seem to be the problem.  I think the trick is that 
there has to be enough paper in front of the board for the printer to 
get a good hold of before it hits the board.
Richard