Homebrew PCBs

My thought was: will these inks be capable of the heated toner transfer
method that is proven with laser printers, and if so, can this ink be used
in a consumer printer?

Saltbreez

On Sun, Jul 19,  2009 at 4:40 AM, drmail377 <drmail377@...> wrote:

> How would you go about trying these inks? Inject them into a consumer
> inkjet cartridge? These are designed for use with industrial/commercial
> print heads like those from www.xaar.com, which plug into very expensive
> printers. Even if you could get them to work with a consumer printer, I
> would think it would be a stretch to find a printer capable of handling the
> thickness of a PCB.
>
> Maybe use a commercial inkjet head and affix it to an inexpensive CNC
> router?
>
> Hmmm...
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, bobd@... wrote:
> >
> > Anybody tried this ink?
> >
> > http://www.hexionchem.com/Products/Main.aspx?id=3630
> >
> > looks like 'Hexijet' and 'Hexilok' might be worth a try.
> > They are UV curable resin based inks.
> >
> > note that they have White!
> >
> > I tried to email them, via the website, but it was rejected as
> > undeliverable. Maybe someone local could call them (I'm in Australia)
> >
> > I rang Hexion Australia but they don't handle any of the inks here.
> > They told me that the Hexium inks division is being sold off to
> > Collins Inks (Ohio). I'm waiting on a reply from an email.
> >
> > Also, I found some inkjet inks that are made especially made for PCBs
> >
> > http://www.printar.com/page.asp?cat=151&lang=1&type=4
> >
> > Bob
> >
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