Homebrew PCBs

for populating the board, its unnecessary.  But I like it even on one-
offs for labling connectors (particularly which wire goes where).  
Saves me looking up the schematic/layout.

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan 
<stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
> 
> I now read you say screen printing is easy to do...
> 
> well, why don't you use a soldermask for screenprinting?
> this german company also had this i think.
> 
> If the amount of paint is enough it will fill the via, if it is 
small
> enough.
> 
> I do not like screenprinting... way too much steps..
> (if you only make few boards which you mostly immediately populate 
manually
> afterwards both things are not needed, component layout and 
soldermask).
> 
> 
> good luck...
> 
> ST