Homebrew PCBs

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 08:38:21 -0000, gmanca101 <gmanca101@...> wrote:

> Well, after much research and discussion, I've found how these
> machines really work. Apparently, the bottom roller is a steel(or
> covered) roller that is partially submerged in a solder bath. What
> prevents the solder from building up on the steel roller is the
> addition of Solder Salts that help to coat a thin layer of solder on
> the roller. Then the top roller is usually made of silicon rubber and
> the more pressure placed between the two rollers, the thinner the
> layer of solder on the pc board. Of course, the cost of this machine
> should be minimal seeing as how the main cost of use is the salts and
> the replenishment of solder. The ability to acquire cheap salts is
> the daunting task; anyone have any ideas on that? I think that the
> machine can be homebrewed and be cheaper then TiNNiT and lasts longer
> as well.
>
>

OK, you build one and then i copy it ;-)

But i simply have no space for such a giant machine like it was showed in 
the pictures,
it must be small....

It would be practical to have it, but i do not know when time allows to 
even think
about building one.

ST