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attaching a pen to a cnc?

2008-10-03 by Henry Liu

Has anyone tried attaching a very fine pen to a cnc then etch the pcb
board?  Right now I'm using pcb-gcode but it's a pain because it takes
so long to remove all the material when 95% of the board is empty
space and 5% traces.  Also until I get my vacuum holder, it is hard to
be quick with the setup.  I'm thinking a pen mounted in the holder
will be able to write the traces better perhaps then I can chemically
etch them.  Has anyone tried this?  Thanks.
Henry

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