Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "trevwhite74"
<trevor.white100@...> wrote:

> 
> Well I have ordered some laminates from laserpcb.com. I asked them if
> they thought it would stick to glass. The support was fantastic. The
> reply I got 
> 
> 'I just tried it on a smooth drinking glass, and it stuck extremely
well'
> 
> So that is initially something. But yes, I think the only way I am
> going to find out it to try it. I wonder if over time the tracks might
> lift up. I would prefer not to have to conformally coat the board
> because I think this board is more just fun and art in a way. I see no
> actual practical benefit to it. It just might look very cool. I mean,
> i do not even have a project for it. I just really fancy trying it. So
> to start with I shall do some fine tracks and maybe a couple of
> surface mount components for proof of concept. 
> 
> The other though I have is along the lines of trying to plate the
> glass as suggested earlier. It seems if they can do it with Silver
> then why not. 
> 
> Trev
>

There shouldn't be any problem with the tracks lifting, as long as you
don't get too hot with your soldering iron.  The copper is epoxied to
a sheet of kapton, which has a pressure adhesive on the other side
which will stick to the glass.  So the copper isn't stuck directly to
the glass.

Dave