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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] What's the best photoresist?

2008-05-23 by Markus Zingg

Matthew,

I use ordyl alpha. There are several manufacturers of such dryfilm 
resist. Usually you get it from PCM board house suppliers. Since there 
you most likely will have to buy two rolls (all professional laminators 
work with two rolls one for the top, the other for the bottom layer) 
that might be a bit pricey. Well, I usually still buy two rolls, cause 
that material is so versatile I use it up easily and usually also offer 
some meters of it to others intersted.

If you search the archives there were other threads. I vaguely remember 
that there is an online shop selling sheet material - obviousely at 
higher prices...

HTH

Markus

Matthew Smith schrieb:
>
> Quoth Markus Zingg at 2008-05-23 18:33...
> > I regularly - or better said - almost exclusively work with dryfilm
> > resist. The problem with Positiv 20 you mention is that you will have
> > problems with applying an even layer of it let alone the problems with
> > dust in the air that will stick to it etc.
>
> Having just Google'd on that, is this the product from Asahi Kasei?
>
> >From where would one obtain this product? I'm in Australia and "dry
> film resist" doesn't turn up anything sensible on Google, so I guess I'd
> need a vendor elsewhere that would ship over here.
>
> Whilst I'm quite happy using Kinsten pre-sensitised boards for PCB
> purposes, I've wanted to do some photolithographic etching for artistic
> purposes and know that the Electrolube spray-on resist absolutely sucks!
>
> Cheers
>
> M
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