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2012-06-14 by Tony Smith
... have ... I came across this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/270409437851 on eBay. 12 squares, about the same price. I guess it s out there if you want to
2012-06-14 by David Mitchell
Forgot to mention, I got my copper foil as a tape from digikey. They also have (much more expensive) sheets. this in particular:
2012-06-14 by David Mitchell
I also tried cutting some copper foil, but perhaps used the wrong blade, the problem was that the traces wouldn t cut cleanly enough and stay stuck to the
2012-06-14 by thb201
I don t think carbide cutters will have a problem with copper. I use carbide tool bits in the shop to machine difficult materials so copper won t be a problem
2012-06-14 by Tony Smith
... using ... separated ... works, that ... The cutter tips are carbide these days, and are fairly cheap (dunno about CriCut specifically). They d handle soft
2012-06-14 by Tony Smith
... fr4, ... be ... Indeed it does. You can get rolls of it about 25mm wide, used for shielding cases and so on. 3M make some. I can t recall seeing
2012-06-14 by Boman33
I agree, It is easy to cut some copper tracks but it is very difficult to remove the unwanted copper on good quality FR4. Bertho From: javaguy11111 Sent:
2012-06-14 by javaguy11111
... I have done a little experimentation in the past manually cutting traces using graver techniques. The copper itself cuts just fine, but getting it
2012-06-14 by Mark Lerman
You could, perhaps, buy some thin copper foil - say 4 mil - and glue it to fr4, then cut the traces. Copper foil comes in many thicknesses and might even be
2012-06-14 by David Mitchell
I have posted a few blog entries on my attempts at PCBs on the Cricut. The two methods I used were: - Sharpie on PCB as etch resist (worked pretty well, the
2012-06-14 by KalleP
Love the new concept. Javaguy said ... ... AlienRelics said ... ... It does seem a bit unlikely that it would be up to the job but remember copper is a soft
2012-06-13 by Vicent Colomar Prats
Looks great. I also ask for photos/videos of that machine working in pcb. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2012-06-13 by jberghout
... I might try this method. I think the result looks nice. (I ve seen some examples online and I like the shiny coating it make.) My question is if it works
2012-06-13 by javaguy11111
Sounds interesting, but as mentioned in another post it is surprising a vinyl cutter could cut through copper. Is this standard 1/16 inch 1 ounce FR4? If you
2012-06-13 by AlienRelics
I wish I d noticed your project at the Seattle Mini Maker Faire. I was there, I was at the OlyMEGA booth with my Ultimaker 3D printer. I only got to look
2012-06-13 by AlienRelics
So, looking at your website, the CriCut was not a complete success but that it did cut entirely through the copper clad? Having manually cut isolation with an
2012-06-13 by Mike
CirCut - the short story: With a ~$270 machine I can produce one and two sided PCBs inside of a few minutes - much faster than any other method I know of. The
2012-06-12 by James
... I recently tried a trick I read about online using Pebeo Vitria paint intended for painting glass and ceramic. I printed out the resist pattern, laminated
2012-06-12 by James
... The heating element would be easy enough to deal with, a triac based voltage converter similar to a light dimmer will work fine with that. They are sold as
2012-06-12 by James
... I lay down several layers of newspaper under my etching tank to catch the mist. If the tank is particularly full or foul weather forces me inside, I lay a
2012-06-12 by James
... Acid is incredibly nasty stuff, actually anything that will etch copper will also attack most other metals to some degree. Even stainless is easily rusted
2012-06-12 by William Laakkonen
http://www.dickblick.com/products/pebeo-porcelaine-150/ (45mL is about US 5.00) has a transparent green which can be applied with a sponge/foam applicator and
2012-06-11 by tda7000
... Why not try a roller as used here? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l1mXpL5lDQ
2012-06-11 by jberghout
Thanks for the reply. It helped a lot. I m more or less just curious why it s not available. Dynamask looks really promising, but is unavailable here is the
2012-06-11 by twb8899
... I have some DuPont Dry Film Soldermask if there is any interest. It takes quite a bit of pressure to laminate this film and you would also need a very
2012-06-11 by jberghout
Yes. I ve seen this YouTube video. I cannot find a US distributor for the green film used in the video except for maybe Thinkandtinker who sell it in 400 ft
2012-06-11 by Kim Kemmerly
Dear jberghout, Do a Google search for Dynamask. You can view a video using Dynamask Solder Resist at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHDI18pIv68
2012-06-10 by kx4om
If you are referring to solder mask (green film), it is sold in pens by various vendors.
2012-06-10 by jberghout
Hi. I m new to the group. I was recently bitten by homebrew PCB bug. But I ve been scratching my head, wondering why it so hard to find the solder resist film
2012-06-04 by AlienRelics
It is there but as a GIF. I don t allow BMP files because they are huge, and I don t like spaces in file names because they are difficult to post links to
2012-06-04 by jcyoungs04
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs/files/Homemade%20PCB%20equipment/4oo %20Hz.bmp 400 hz generator circuit? I would like to look mat this but the
2012-06-02 by Tony Smith
... sources for ... model, ... The main reason they won t ship (either direction) is Australia is 240v, and the USA is 110v. (Another is the USA changes a $9
2012-06-02 by Robin Whittle
I am trying to find alternative sources of this laminator - particularly sources for people located outside Australia. I found another brand with the same
2012-06-01 by AlienRelics
You can also check out the Inkjet PCB Printing yahoogroup that I set up to talk about this. Check the links, files, and photos there. Also check the links,
2012-06-01 by hossein salari
thanx my friend you were very helpful thanx ________________________________ From: Kim Kemmerly To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
2012-06-01 by Kim Kemmerly
Dear Hossein, I ve never personally used any kind of printer to print directly onto circuit boards but I saw your posting and knew about Mark Lerman s
2012-05-31 by hossein salari
i found a Epson stylus c54 can i use it? i don t know how i can use it thanx ________________________________ From: Kim Kemmerly To:
2012-05-31 by AlienRelics
Yes, you can. We even have an entire group set up just to talk about using an inkjet printer to print directly onto PCBs.
2012-05-31 by hossein salari
hi thank you for your useful replay but can i use one of these printers instead of that Lexmark ? 1.Epson Stylus Photo R2000 2.Epson Stylus Photo P50 3.Epson
2012-05-31 by Adam Seychell
... Like others have said. Don t have too much acid. High acid will increase etch speed, but the consequences are fuming and corrosion as you are experiencing.
2012-05-29 by Kim Kemmerly
Check out Mark Lerman s Website at: http://www.pbase.com/mark10970/lexmark_e260_hack ________________________________ From: hossein
2012-05-28 by hossein
hello i use a laser jet printer now.(with label paper) but now i want to print directly on board. (my English is what you are looking at) please help me thanx
2012-05-28 by Stefan Trethan
It also depends on the HCl concentration. Only add just enough HCl for it to work. I see no rusting since I do this and keep the tank covered. ST
2012-05-28 by Harvey White
... That s fumes from the HCL inside. ... Happens a little. 1) store it outside. A cheap plastic yard seat has storage in the bottom, so I d leave it outside
2012-05-27 by Russell Shaw
... The only aeration i do is when my PCBs are etched in the running bubble etcher. After that, i cover the top of the tall tank with a piece of wood to stop
2012-05-27 by poofjunior
Hello, everyone, I ve got a question that comes with a quick back-story. Last winter, I started etching with a batch of cupric chloride that I had made myself.
2012-05-23 by James
... Have you opened it up to have a look? Surely if you re etching PCBs you possess a multimeter, soldering iron, and some basic electronics knowledge? I fixed
2012-05-21 by Bob Garrish
First off would be making sure you have a very accurate machine and a good setup, and also a spindle with very little runout. You need to hold your boards
2012-05-21 by Vicent Colomar Prats
Hello everybody in this list. I ve a cnc machine purchased some time ago, but never used. Now it s time to use it and produce first pcbs. Can you help me to
2012-05-20 by dave_donlan
Hi guys a possible solution may be closer than you think Yahoo groups have groups for recycling going under various guises of Recycle they do seem quite