Homebrew PCBs

Hi Stefan,

I'm not sure whether I am actually interested in a commercial venture 
- I have more than enough to do right now - but I am interested in 
considering it. I haven't really done much with the process so far, 
but I'll try and do more in the next few days. If it has commercial 
viability, it would be only as a prototyping system, not for 
production. It certainly seems much better and faster than the cnc 
board mills that go for thousands of dollars.

My approach to things of this sort tends to be empirical - try it and 
see what happens - rather than look at whether it can be done from a 
theoretical point of view. You'd be surprised how often things that 
"can't be done" really can!  Here is a link to my other products - 
they are "out of the box" type products, as well. <http://www.markkenny.com>.

I'll be happy to answer and questions that you might have. I'm tied 
up for the moment, but I'll try to go through what I did in a step by 
step fashion so that it can be repeated. I can do it on the web site 
or in this forum - any preferences?

Mark



At 11:47 AM 4/5/2008, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>The main point against commercial application for doublesided boards
>would be the inability to "tent" vias. Few commercial boards are
>doublesided but not throughhole plated.
>Also, laser printer distortion could be a problem.
>
>It would be good if we could go through all that again, 'cause i don't
>yet understand how you did it. I thought it was impossible, and still
>have my reservations about it's practicality. If you have the patience
>to answer my questions i'll try to replicate your results.
>
>Back when i was working on direct inkjet printing i was contacted by
>some PCB manufacturer in the US very interested in having me
>demonstrate it to him "all expenses paid". I had no intentions to do
>so but if you are interested i can probably find the contact details.
>
>ST
>
>
>On 4/5/08, mlerman@... <mlerman@...> wrote:
> >
> >  Now that I can print single sided  boards, I think I've found a 
> way to print double sided boards, with excellent registration, in a 
> single pass. This will need more than a simple hack, but I'm pretty 
> certain it is doable.
> >
> >  I'm considering the commercial applications. Is anyone on the 
> list knowledgable enough in the field to provide some expertise and 
> thoughts as to the commercial viability of such a product? I would 
> especially be interested in someone who is interested in partnering 
> in the project. BTW, I have several successful inventions on the 
> market and have some financial resources to pursue this if it is viable.
> >
> >  Mark
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