I've been following this thread for a while now and it has intrigued me enough to sacrifice a Lexmark Z52 printer to convert it to a straight through printer. The major issues (IMHO) is in finding a resist that will: 1. flow through the printhead, 2. wet out and print well on the copper surface, and 3. will not be removed by the etchant. After a visit to my dentist getting my teeth sealed yesterday, I started thinking about uv-curable inks. In other words, a 2-step process, printing the resist and then curing it. I thought about getting some of the tooth sealer to try, but I realised I was missing the obvious. We already have uv curable fluids used for pcb making - the photoresists. I had used a couple of time years ago and didn't get the results hoped for. I had used the spray cans of resist to sensitize the boards. I remember seeing on the web (forgot the link), a range of pcb making chemical that were sold in apllicator bottles, like liquid shoe polish. Has anyone used these? Any thoughts? Myc
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Inkjet printing of PCB's
2004-05-09 by mycroft2152
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