Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "docstein99" <docstein99@...> 
wrote:
>
> Ok I called the office, and spoke with a very informative 
engineer.  
> He then explained all the stuff I read on the website, and 
mentioned 
> alot about how their versitile technology can print pretty much 
> anything on anything.
> 
> But all that really doesnt make a difference, unless anyone is 
> interested in spending $35,000 - $90,000 on the smallest machine 
they 
> make, or sign a contract to liscence their printhead design for 
like 
> 100,000 units.  If you were a government funded research company, 
> then you would get an invite to their labratory to use their 
> equipment on site and develop a solution.
> 
> And even with the $35,000 machine, he said the heads for that cost 
> $1,000 and offer no guarantee to clogging or damage so when they go 
> bad you would have to pony up another $1k each time you tried a 
> different ink or wax that clogged the head.
> 
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> 
> JUST my two cents here --- if a company doesnt list a catalog 
online 
> with prices and a check-out option, then the products are probably 
> too expensive to buy.  And if their "contact us" lists offices all 
> over the world?  Another sign that their products are intended to 
be 
> bought a million at a time.
>

Thanks, It did seem to good to be true!
Oh well, back to hacking Epson cartriges!