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Re: New Photos of inkjet printed pcbs

2011-05-14 by Ingo

I guess that you have hit the point exactly. Inkjet can give very good results, but its not easy at all. One simply cannot expect that high accuracy without

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Re: New Photos of inkjet printed pcbs

2011-05-14 by Ingo

Yes it was a NGen based inkset. In general, even highly pigmented inkjet inks are always quite transparent (exept black and white). I didn`t print the yelleow

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Re: New Photos of inkjet printed pcbs

2011-05-14 by Terry

I assume that this board was done with N-Gen ink! Using MisPro I haven t been able to get legends to print acceptably at all. The light colors just don t

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Re: New Photos of inkjet printed pcbs

2011-05-14 by Terry

I don t think it is so much negative talk as it is disappointment that the process is not so easy as those of you who have had such stunning success make it

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Re: New Photos of inkjet printed pcbs

2011-05-14 by AlienRelics

Nice work! That is impressive. Meanwhile, there is a lot of negative talk going on over in the inkjet PCB list, as if no one has ever gotten this to work. Go

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Re: New Photos of inkjet printed pcbs

2011-05-14 by Ingo

Its so practical that thats the reason why I am so busy at the moment. The topic is direct inkjet printing of multiplayer (meaning printing even the several

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Re: New Photos of inkjet printed pcbs

2011-05-14 by Ingo

That already happens in very large industrial processes. Inkjet already plays an important role as well as in pcb- as in solar cell manufacturing. There is

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Re: New Photos of inkjet printed pcbs

2011-05-14 by Ingo

if you look at the other photos, you see microscopic pictures with measured (!) traces down to 3 mil; the smallest one I ve ever done is a little smaller than

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New Photos of inkjet printed pcbs

2011-05-14 by Ingo

Just added two photos of a test pcb (only intended to examine and demonstrate the inkjet teechnique)in the specialprint folder in the photos section; the new

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill Bits

2011-05-14 by Iñigo

Thanks, I never heard about the US “mark”. Iñigo. From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill Bits

2011-05-14 by toddroberts2001@aol.com

In a message dated 5/14/2011 1:09:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, InigoFS@gmail.com writes: This Micro-Mark Drill is very similar to the PROXXON that I own:

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Re: Drill Bits, First "Real" Board

2011-05-14 by John Clonts

Oh this is fantastic!! I did my first board with my laserjet and using the slick advertising paper, and I am really pleased! I don t know if the attached

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill Bits

2011-05-13 by Tom Biery

I find that the Dremel and dremel drill press stand acessory works wonderful and is probably the best setup short of a cnc machine. If you look at my youtube

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Re: Toner in an Inkjet printer

2011-05-13 by Ingo

For good reasons, it sometimes takes years for highly specialized chemists to develop a specialty ink - using multi-million dollar equipment. Its absolutly not

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Toner in an Inkjet printer

2011-05-13 by lemar

Has anyone tried using toner in an inkjet printer? Specifically an Epson? I know the holes are small but so are the toner particles. My thought is that a mix

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill Bits

2011-05-13 by Iñigo

This Micro-Mark Drill is very similar to the PROXXON that I own: http://www.proxxon.com/eng/html/28128.php It s made in Germany. Where are the Micro-Mark made?

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill Bits

2011-05-13 by toddroberts2001@aol.com

Drill Bit City has been a good online resource for me over the years. You will need a drill press to be able to use carbide drill bits without breaking them

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill Bits

2011-05-13 by Ryan Bray

if you reside in canada, you can also get a nice set from princess auto for cheap. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill Bits

2011-05-13 by Leon Heller

I use resharpened drills from Mega Electronics (UK). They aren t cheap, but they work very well and last a long time if one is careful with them. Leon -- Leon

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill Bits

2011-05-13 by John Clonts

Thanks Erik! I searched for drill bits and of course that was not found ... my feet wet before I ordered more stuff... I found the micro-bit at my local

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill Bits

2011-05-13 by Bob Butcher

Carbide PCB drills are available from McMaster Carr, but they are not exactly cheap. I found some at a surplus store, in the past cheap, but they are not in

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] CNC milling

2011-05-12 by Simon Gornall

... I have one of those CNC machines (an EverPrecision EP2002H in fact - see http://everprecision.com/e-epseries-3.html, the EP2002 and EP2006 have the same

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Re: Pre-etch for toner transfer

2011-05-12 by tda7000

I ve never done that to clean them, I don t think you need the board super clean for the transfer to work, really. I ve tried just cleaning with a (non-metal)

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Re: CNC milling

2011-05-12 by cnc739

I agree with you. But those better machines are a bit more than $439....;) But again, I haven t milled any circuit board material... still yet...because of

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] CNC milling

2011-05-12 by Mark Lerman

My biggest problem with cnc of pcbs, especially with triangular bits is that the pcb material is not even thickness, and more importantly does not lie flat.

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill Bits

2011-05-12 by Malcolm Parker-Lisberg

John I find a Dremel drill and stand just breaks carbide PCB drills, you need something better. More the stand than the Dremel. DJ Delorie has a simple

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Drill Bits

2011-05-12 by John Clonts

Just getting started on this toner transfer stuff--- My first board turned out better than I expected-- I just used a copier at work on standard copy paper,

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Re: CNC milling

2011-05-12 by kz1927

Answers are coming up....I m switching some Yahoo accounts today to get some things up to date. I made a reply, but I m still on moderated status with the new

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Re: CNC milling

2011-05-12 by cnc739

Thanks! ... No racking is possible...fixed bridge/gantry design. That s one of those details I really like about this style of machine. Air spindles...I never

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] CNC milling

2011-05-12 by DJ Delorie

Sweet. I ve been pondering CNC recently, and offer some thoughts... Would it help to have two drive screws per axis, to avoid racking? My router lift works

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Re: CNC milling

2011-05-12 by cnc739

Thanks Steve! I ve spent a lot of time tinkering and refining those small machines, and I think I ve about got it down pretty good...:) Here s one all painted

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Re: CNC milling

2011-05-12 by AlienRelics

Nice looking machine! Good to see you back, John. Steve Greenfield AE7HD

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CNC milling

2011-05-12 by kz1927

Hi All, First thing...my apologies to anyone Not interested. (I know there are many....;) I used to make the Fireball CNC machines. That actually began here on

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Pre-etch for toner transfer

2011-05-11 by cramapple

New to the group, have been reading for a few days and getting to try a pcb or two. I have read on here of the importance of cleaning the cladding and various

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