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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] direct inkjet PCBs

2007-01-24 by David McNab

On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 05:22 +0000, wnnelson0 wrote:
> I have succesfully converted a Epson C88 to print PCBs.

If you've got the time, a HowTo for that would go down here like an ice
cold Cooper's on a hot summer's day :)

Cheers
David

>  I am using only 
> the Epson inks and have had some good looking tests. Magenta Is the 
> best and I have produced traces at .001". I'm not sure if the printer 
> is acualyy printing that fine but the traces look good. I can still 
> remove the ink with acetone after etching. This does not seem as good 
> as MSI inks and I will be trying them also. Solid black is terrible
> and 
> comes off in the Fecl. Cyan is next worse, Yellow is better,
> composite 
> black is better still but Magenta is really the best. I am curing at 
> 235C for about 5 minutes on a hot plate. I will be posting some
> photos 
> soon. 
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