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Re: tape for resist?

2009-11-10 by Mycroft2152

I'm just catching up on my email, been in the hospital for 3 weeks.

Another possibility to cover large areas or even use as a resist (cutting out the traces with a knife blade) is "Contac" shelf liner.

Myc


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, cary heestand <c.hhestand@...> wrote:
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> Thank you all for the great replies!
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> Leakage on the edges won't be a problem.
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> I originally was going to use a "ball shaped burr" in a dremel tool and still might go that way.  But then thought about using tape and etching.
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> I didn't know you could use a Sharpie on it's own.  I thought that was just for repair of toner transfer.
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> Spray paint will work?  For what I have to do that might be the way to go.  Then I could just remove the paint where the pads are and leave the rest of paint as a solder mask!
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> Again thank you ALL for helping a newbie with my first board.  Even if it isn't a complicated one!
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