Homebrew PCBs

Phil,

acetone scares me. It aromatic, carcinogenic and scary stuff. If I 
may suggest-stay away from it. Mike

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Alan King <alan@n...> wrote:
> Stefan Trethan wrote:
> > On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:23:47 -0000, Phil <phil1960us@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>I get a quart of acetone for like $2.50 from home depot
> > 
> > 
> > Well then i REALLY have to change my supplier ;-)
> > 
> > it was more like 10eur / 500ml
> > 
> > 
> > How is cour can? sheet metal with a plastic snap lid?
> > I was really upset when this bottle was suddenly empty.
> > (i had kept a small glass bottle with a rubber lid in a drawer
> > in close reach, which was also dried out....)
> > 
> > ST
> 
>    Well it's what's in most nail polish, so it isn't that 
immediately deadly, 
> and they are also usually plastic bottles but it's high density 
plastic, other 
> plastics may not hold it as well.  Most hardware shop types are in 
a metal can 
> with metal lid, and thin paper or plastic for the seal.  Note that 
the smaller 
> cans are often nearly the cost of a larger can, and your 500ml 
bottle may well 
> have been marketed for special use etc and been extra expensive.  
Or could be 
> extra taxes etc for Europe, no telling but check your hardware with 
the paint 
> thinners etc.  It's usually a bit cheaper even than other thinners 
in the US if 
> you find the right places.
> 
>    I just use it, it seems to be a bit easier than laq thinner and 
I just 
> minimize the exposure and contact.  Doesn't matter to me much if it 
stains the 
> board a bit, and it's not there long enough to really be soaking 
deep into the 
> epoxy etc so hard to see any possible real harm from it, the traces 
cover the 
> adhesives for the most part etc.  Haven't had any problems that 
would drive me 
> to something else at all.
> 
> Alan