Homebrew PCBs

Hi all,

Al Willimas of Al Willimas books fame (PIC And STAMP) posted a note 
on the BasicStamps list about a way to add silkscreen.

Message copied below.

Dave

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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/basicstamps/message/36967
Message: 36967 
From:   "Al Williams" <alw@a...> 
Date:  Wed Nov 5, 2003  10:13 am
Subject:  RE: [basicstamps] Re: Basic Stamp Schematic
 
Actually, if you really want to do a nice job -- go to a craft or art 
supply store and get "water slide" paper. You can print on it with a 
laser printer and make a decal like you put on model cars, airplanes, 
etc. Of course the legend will be black but very sharp. The decal is 
very thin so component leads push right through it and the plastic 
vaporizes under heat so if you have any top-side soldering it will 
still work.

This is a real life saver when you have had 500 boards made and they 
forgot to image the silk screen layer :-) Um, not that I've ever done 
that, no no!
I'll deny it to the end.

If you are highly motivated, get time on an ALPS printer which can 
print in white. There are ink jet water slide papers too but I 
haven't tried them.

Al Williams
AWC
* Floating point math for the Stamp or any micro
http://www.al-williams.com/pak1.htm