Homebrew PCBs

Brad,


     Very interesting, please keep us posted on how this goes.


NA1MH




On 11/21/2016 15:23, 'Brad' unclefalter@... [Homebrew_PCBs] wrote:
>
> Okay so I\u2019m giving this a try and thought I\u2019d share for others who 
> found themselves in my situation.
>
> I am doing reproductions of vintage TV Typewriter boards and was 
> disappointed to find there was no easy way to make a white silkscreen 
> for parts placement labelling.  I tried the WhiteTRF stuff that you 
> iron on top of black toner that has been transferred to PCB, but could 
> never make it work.  I also looked at having actual silkscreens made 
> by a company in the US. $70, plus paint cost and other tools.  Messy, 
> and I\u2019d have to keep making new ones for any other boards I wished to 
> reproduce.
>
> So then I looked at white laser toner, figuring somebody must have 
> come up with something for this sort of purpose.   They had, but the 
> printers involved were $3000+.  But I kept hunting.  Now I\u2019ve found 
> these guys:
>
> http://www.ghost-white-toner.com/?lang=en
>
> So basically I got my hands on a Laserjet Color 200 Pro for $49.  The 
> toner is $149CDN + shipping, and I\u2019ve ordered.  It\u2019s coming from 
> Europe so it\u2019ll be a while, but this toner appears to have been 
> designed specifically with transfer in mind, including to materials 
> like plastic.  I\u2019m not sure which cartridge in a color printer it 
> replaces, but if it works.. wow.. then I can pretty much make 
> silkscreens for any board I choose to reproduce.  Easily.  The toner 
> is expensive but I imagine it would probably do a ton of boards given 
> how little is actually used.
>
> Anyway, I\u2019ll be receiving both items soon and will post my results 
> here for those interested.
>
>
> Brad
>
> 


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