I think you can get away with a cheaper laminator setup.
The advantage of the film is you can photo-process it.
I do not know how much use a screenprinting ink would be for hobby use,
since typically only a few boards are made of each design.
There also seems to be photo-process liquid resist but i do not know how
they prevent it from filling the holes. You could drill after, but that is
not an option for a commercial setup with PTH.
I have had moderate results with using toner for soldermask, it may be
sufficient for your requirements.
ST
On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 12:48 PM, trevwhite74 <
trevor.white100@...> wrote:
The advantage of the film is you can photo-process it.
I do not know how much use a screenprinting ink would be for hobby use,
since typically only a few boards are made of each design.
There also seems to be photo-process liquid resist but i do not know how
they prevent it from filling the holes. You could drill after, but that is
not an option for a commercial setup with PTH.
I have had moderate results with using toner for soldermask, it may be
sufficient for your requirements.
ST
On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 12:48 PM, trevwhite74 <
trevor.white100@...> wrote:
> Hi all.[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> I am really interested in making some pcbs with solder resist. I have
> looked on the megauk site and found the following products. Has anyone
> used either/both?
>
> Dry Film Solder Mask
> http://www.megauk.com/dry_film_laminators.php
>
> With the dry film I am wondering if i could get away with just a cheap
> hot laminator like the ones you can buy from Maplin or does it need to
> be more industrial?
>
> 520 Solder Resist Ink
> http://www.megauk.com/screen_printing.php
>
> This seems to be relatively straight forward. No doubt needs some
> pactice with but looks very promising.
>
> Thanks
>
> Trev
>
>