Homebrew PCBs

I did not realize Pulsar had any solder resist masking options.  I have tried the green foil, but that's for sealing the toner, not to function as a solder resist - OR that is my understanding anyway.  I've tried the green foil, and didn't work all that good for me.  It's not really needed anyway as a good hot toner transfer seals the toner as well as needed for good etching.

If you are referring to a different product, please provide a link - I'd like to look at it.  A solder resist mask would be neat - look good anyway.  I use oversized pads and traces with a tad of extra spacing so am able to get by without solder resist mask pretty good.

Ken H. 

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Villeneuve <andrewmv@...> wrote:
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> There are definitely cheaper alternatives to the printing and etching parts
> of the product, but the solder resist masking seems to be thing that the
> fab-in-a-box system has working really well, and I haven't seen any cheap
> alternatives to that yet.
> 
> -Andrew
> 
> On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 11:55 AM, sailingto <sailingtoo@...> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Andrew, the "Fab-in-a-box" solution does give good results, and if yo
> > purchase it from them, it is EXPENSIVE!!! BUT there are MUCH less expensive
> > ways of going that route. The laminator can be ordered direct from MyBinding
> > for $25 shipped, (used to be the same low/high setting heat laminator, but
> > that version is sold out, so for $25 they only have a high heat version -
> > all that's needed.
> >
> > The toner transfer paper can be ordered from DigiKey for about $17 shipped,
> > and that is enough paper to make hundreds of boards by reusing the same
> > paper several times - that is my approach. There are other papers that work
> > almost as well that are free - as in magazine paper, OR the well know HP
> > Presentation paper - just a tad harder to get off before etching.
> >
> > Good luck and have fun.
> >
> > Ken H>
> >
> >  
> >
> 
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