Homebrew PCBs

Ah, excellant suggestion!  Get the range to work and accept thick 
boards, and pass two through at the same time to make up the 
difference beyond adjustment - Great idea!

Chris



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Trethan" 
<stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
>
> many printers have a lever to adjust height. If that can be kept 
in a  
> working state it can solve the problem.
> 
> "Back then" when i did that useless HP conversion i simply planned 
on  
> putting another PCB below the one to be printed. If i wanted to 
print 1mm  
> this shim PCB would be 0.5mm, for 0.5mm 1mm.
> 
> ST
> 
> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:12:14 +0200, lcdpublishing  
> <lcdpublishing@...> wrote:
> 
> > Steve, or anyone,  I suspect that the distance between the print 
head
> >
> > and the PCB is critical.  I suspect most folks are like me, you 
use
> >
> > the PCB material you can get and lately I have been buying off E-
Bay
> >
> > at really good prices.  However, the thickness varies.
> >
> >
> > So, I am planning my mechanical conversion to be adjustable to
> >
> > accomodate the various thickness PCB materials.  I suspect this 
could
> >
> > add a lot of complexity in the conversion process, but if I have 
time
> >
> > I want to do it.  I just don't have any idea what would be the
> >
> > acceptable range between that print head and the PCB material 
being
> >
> > printed - anyone?
> >
> >
> > CHris
>