Homebrew PCBs

Bertho,

I just purchased my rather expensive Airbrush gun along with non-oil based compressor. The thing got really hot and shutted down when I worked with Pebeo Vitrea paint. Now I start seeing the viability of your suggestion! Anyway, I had spent $200 for this cheap, unreliable compressor. 

Tun Zainal

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Boman33" <boman33@...> wrote:
>
> An alternative to a regular or specialized drillpress is to buy a small air
> grinder for 1/8" bits.  It has very high RPM, about 50,000 and perfect for
> the carbide drill bits.  Attach it to a small linear precision slide, cheap
> on eBay, and you have the basis for a very accurate and efficient system.  
> 
> I built one about 20 years ago and I added an air operated  cylinder to
> drive it from a footswitch.  I also  set up a laser pointer to make it even
> faster to drill.  The grinder is only about $ 22 from Harbor Freight.  See:
> 
> http://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools/grinders/1-8-eighth-inch-air-micro-di
> e-grinder-47869.html
> 
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> Bertho
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> From abuakif    Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 06:59
> I did try using toner transfer technique (laminator + magazine) but my drill
> stand is not really fixed. I am thinking on getting the Proxxon later. In
> Malaysia, all the tools are probably a lot more expensive than the one in
> the States (I used to live and studied in St Louis for almost 10 years back
> in 1995 - 2001).
> 
> Anyway, I just came back from a hardware store getting a airbrush compressor
> and just ordered Pebeo Vitrea 160 from Kuala Lumpur. Also, I just purchased
> an oven. These few days will be focused on getting the solder mask and
> silkscreen using the technique described by Retromaster.
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