Homebrew PCBs

well i converted a epson stylus 880 to flatbed but i
didnt have any carts to try the printer before
conversion. in the end the printer didnt work. soooo

i had a epson stylus color II i converted--and it
works a lot better on pcb feed than the 880 did. i had
to take the top off and remove the paper holder, take
the control buttons loose from the top. then came the
hard part---there are 2 plastic panels about 3/4 inch
high on the back. i had to use a propane torch to heat
a 1" putty knife and heat the knife and cut the
plastic low enough to get a pcb streight through.
on the front i had to slide the little rubber rollers
to the left side. then there are some bumps on the
paper suppor just behind the little rollers and after
the main big roller. had to cut or file those down
flat. THEN on the left side on the II there is a
height adjustment for the print heads,it only moves
the print heads about 1/2 enough to get the pcb
through without the head hanging on the board.so i
unconnected the bar lever for the height adjustment
and bent one prong so i could raise the heads as high
as i could.

josh---i think all are in agreement that the epson
piezo heads is the best way to go. am thinking
different nodels of epson are designed different.
sooooo what ever model you can use you will have to
work it out on that perticular model. just take you
time and study the situation for each problem and work
it out. those epson folks are good at hiding screws
and latches, sooo look at every thing real close.
there is also manuals online you might want to look
up.
if you look at previos posts some one has given a link
so you can see how your printer comes apart.
have fun and keep us posted.
mebo





--- joshdewinter <joshdewinter@...> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>   I have been following this conversation back since
> its inception, 
> and am very excited that this may work better than
> toner transfer.  
> Can you tell me what type of printers are being
> used?  Could the 
> standard ol' HP inkjet be modified with some kind of
> rear-entry that 
> turns it into a flat bed?
> 
> 
> -Josh
> 
> 
> 


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