Homebrew PCBs

Thanks for the info, the people at inksupply.com are great they let 
me change my order to a 4oz bottle of yellow ink. I also purchased a 
lexmark z22 and 3200 at a thrift store for about 3 dollars each, I 
guess this will become my testbed for direct printing. what do you 
guys think about the lexmark route??



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "dsv1486" 
<darrell.vandenberg@...> wrote:
>
> do the other colored inks work as I have ordered the 4 bottle set 
of 
> the mispro inks 2oz size.
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Trethan" 
> <stefan_trethan@> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 30 May 2006 21:12:00 +0200, <drachels1@> wrote:
> > 
> > > I found this group last night while looking for ways to use a 
pen
> > > plotter to apply etch resist to PCBs.  It appears from my 
limited
> > > perspective that you guys have found a way to use an inkjet 
for 
> this
> > > and much more?  Would someone be so kind as to point me in the 
> right
> > > direction to learn how you are doing this.  This will solve a 
> number
> > > of issues for me.  Thank you!!!!
> > > DRR
> > 
> > 
> > The established and most used methods currently are tiner 
transfer 
> and  
> > photo process.
> > Inkjet printing is something we are still working on, but i 
> wouldn't see  
> > why someone couldn't jump right into it.
> > 
> > It's basically all about the ink, Volkan found one that works, 
> MISPRO  
> > yellow, at inksupply.com.
> > It's also about the head, you need a newer printer with many 
> nozzles. See  
> > previous posts for example models, but all the newer ones with 
> variable  
> > drop size should be the right kind..
> > You basically figure out a way how to feed the PCBs through the 
> printer  
> > and you also need to cure the ink before etching with heat, a 
> stove plate  
> > works, when it starts to turn brown it is enough.
> > 
> > As you see, there isn't terribly much known about this so far. 
But 
> i'm  
> > confident everyone can duplicate it. I took me so long because i 
> had the  
> > wrong printer at first. With the right printer, and the right 
ink 
> in the  
> > cartridge, it basically worked within 5 minutes.
> > 
> > ST
> >
>