Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Why Homebrew?
2011-02-13 by Leon Heller
... Does using Dorkbot make the OP a dork? 9-) Leon -- Leon Heller G1HSM
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Why Homebrew?
2011-02-13 by Leon Heller
... I can make a PCB at home in under 30 minutes, excluding drilling, with 8/8 mil tracks. The only cost is the film I use for printing the artwork and the
Re: Why Homebrew?
2011-02-13 by Ben L
... Why do you read all the posts about making PCB s @ home when you are not interested in building PCB s by Homebrew method? Why would someone build PCB s at
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Why Homebrew?
2011-02-13 by Tony Smith
... get a ... Is ... thing? You said it yourself: I ran a successful business selling.... I switched to commercially made boards around 1993 as it was cost and
Re: Why Homebrew?
2011-02-13 by AlienRelics
The best way to win people over is probably not to imply that they are stupid. Steve Greenfield AE7HD
Why Homebrew?
2011-02-13 by windswaytoo@gmail.com
I have been a member of this group for some time and normally read all the posts. I design and build electronics, mostly with embedded controllers. I went thru
AW: [Homebrew_PCBs] Added some photos( specialprint-folder) of inkjet-etchmask boards down to 3mil
2011-02-13 by Schuldes, Ingo
Dear Vincent, Our Inkjet Workstations are based on Epson-Printers. So the Ink will work in Epson-Printheads. We decided to sell he ink to People, who want to
Re: Dissolvo paper for Toner Transfer
2011-02-13 by leeleduc
I called the company that makes the paper and asked an applications engineer if I could run it through a laser printer and he said it would print just fine. I
Re: Dissolvo paper for Toner Transfer
2011-02-13 by AlienRelics
There is a water dissolving paper used for quilting, too. Look under TT n Water Soluble Paper for a member s example. I just looked at the photos of your
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Eagle layout
2011-02-12 by Paul Ward
This is from a reply I posted to the list about two weeks agoŠ Generating Gcode from Eagle: Once you ve designed a layout, you ll need to generate gcode from
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Added some photos( specialprint-folder) of inkjet-etchmask boards down to 3mil
2011-02-12 by Vicent Colomar Prats
Hi. I ve seen your webpage and, as I don t understand deutsche, it seems those inks are for Workstation 1, 2 and 3. But are those inks compatible with any
Dissolvo paper for Toner Transfer
2011-02-12 by leeleduc
I just tried using a product called Dissolvo Paper as a toner transfer paper. Seems to work well. Posted a photo of my first try in the photo section in the
Eagle layout
2011-02-12 by RL
I need some help getting to the next level in this whole complex PCB design. I designed a PCB using the Egale software, the sch. and board, but I got hung up
Added some photos( specialprint-folder) of inkjet-etchmask boards down to 3mil
2011-02-12 by Ingo
As some people might miss the inkjet-Group, I added some photos here. The etchmasks were printed by using thermal-curable inks which are manufactured by
Re: aquarium heater question
2011-02-08 by Ben L
... Don t operate the heaters without being submerged, they will over heat fast and break the glass. Ben
Re: aquarium heater question
2011-02-08 by Ben L
... Yes normally you can set the heaters higher by removing the knob or stop. When I used Ferric Chloride found that it worked best heated. I use CuCl now and
Re: aquarium heater question
2011-02-07 by mario_mikulandra
Hi Othello, Like Nuno said, you need to hack the heater. Here is a useful link how to hack it. The goal is to spread the bi-metal a bit wider. With a
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Samsung ML-2525W Laser Printer?
2011-02-07 by Paul Strotten
Sorry should read OCP pigmented ink for s22 Epson. will post link in next day or 2 if poss. Paul ... From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Samsung ML-2525W Laser Printer?
2011-02-07 by jeff.heiss@comcast.net
I do not see opc or ocp ink on ebay. Where are they purchased? ... From: paulstrotten To: Homebrew PCBs
Re: Samsung ML-2525W Laser Printer?
2011-02-07 by paulstrotten
... Yes with good results as it has 1200 x 1200 DPI also after etching toner wipes off with acetone. Have now moved to Epson s22 inkjet with Durabright ink for
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] aquarium heater question
2011-02-07 by Harvey White
... There s an aquarium heater that has a dial on top, not a red knob. The one with the red knob seems to be (very intelligently) limited in temperature range.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Plotter Information
2011-02-06 by anachrocomputer
... This is not correct. There is a command in HPGL, VS , that sets pen velocity. The Roland plotters certainly support it (I have the DXY-990 and use VS to
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] aquarium heater question
2011-02-06 by Nuno T.
Hi, If you can open it, try to set the thermostat a bit further than the outside screw end run (it s a guess or trial-and-error adjust...). Or get ride of it
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Plotter Information
2011-02-06 by Henry Liu
My company makes low cost laser engravers ( http://www.fullspectrumengineering.com/co2laserv2-40w.html) and laser engraver electronics /software (
Samsung ML-2525W Laser Printer?
2011-02-06 by leeleduc
Is anyone using the Samsung ML-2525W Laser Printer? Thanks
Re: Plotter Information
2011-02-06 by designer_craig
I would look at hacking one of your old plotters. Remove all but the motors and possibly the power supply. If they used stepper motors you are in good shape
aquarium heater question
2011-02-06 by Othello
I see that most people recommend to heat the etching solution to around 120 F. And I see that most everybody seems to be using thermostat controlled aquarium
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Plotter Information
2011-02-06 by Bill Maxwell
Give me a snail mail address, Don and I ll send you a copy of the CD. I m temporarily in Canberra at present and using pre-paid nextG, so bandwidth is too
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Plotter Information / free SW
2011-02-06 by William Alford
... for what it s worth i ve recently discovered that this free downloadable SW below will drive an HP plotter (haven t tried it yet). i have 2 HP plotters i
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Plotter Information
2011-02-06 by VK3YV
Hi Bill, I have nothing except the plotter and even that is missing the power supply. Is there any chance of a copy of what you have scanned it would be most
Re: Plotter Information
2011-02-06 by hotsnausage
It s not clear to me how much you re really going to be leveraging the existing software for the plotter though. You might not have enough control over the
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Plotter Information
2011-02-06 by Bill Maxwell
I cant help with the DXY-800 specifically, Don but I have recently scanned the Operations manual for its multi-pen brother, the DXY-880, if that helps. Bill,
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Plotter Information
2011-02-06 by VK3YV
Hi , I am again looking for information on a DXY 800. I have one with both serial and parallel but no information regarding drivers and any other info that is
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Plotter Information
2011-02-05 by Boman33
I currently have, and I have used several other models of HP pen plotters, but they are old and all of them were analog and took a varying voltage as input.
Re: Plotter Information
2011-02-05 by designer_craig
PC stock would not work in a larger HP plotter, you have a grit roller and a rubber pinch roller. It depends on the grit pattern digging into the paper. Alos
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Plotter Information
2011-02-04 by Bill Maxwell
I have a Comrex plotter that moves the paper in the Y plane but I suspect that was common only in such cheaper devices and perhaps in the later larger plan
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Plotter Information
2011-02-04 by Ronald Cody
Check-out the small flat bed plotters A to B size. Many years ago I used the small HP flatbed plotters to direct print PCB artwork at 2X then photo reduce.
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Plotter Information
2011-02-04 by Mark Lerman
Yes, I had heard about the indentation. I assume the indents are on the bottom so that I could mount the pcb on paper or cardboard?? Can a pcb fit mechanically
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Plotter Information
2011-02-04 by Boman33
Note: The pen moves in the X plane and the PAPER moves in the Y plane. A PCB is rigid so you would need to attached to the equivalent of a paper carrier. The
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Plotter Information
2011-02-04 by Mark Lerman
... Thanks - that would be .001 inch (1 mil) per step, more than adequate! Mark
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Plotter Information
2011-02-04 by anachrocomputer
... Just a quick answer: the basic resolution of HPGL, the HP plotter laanguage that nearly all plotters use, is 40 steps per mm. So, if you add 40 to a
[Homebrew_PCBs] Plotter Information
2011-02-04 by Mark Lerman
I remember that a number of people on the group have plotters. As I mentioned in my DLP post, I would like to try a laser to strip paint resist off the pcb.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Go Naked ?!?!
2011-02-04 by Philip Pemberton
... AIUI, Gerber RS274X files for the top and bottom copper layers, and an Excellon drill file. -- Phil. ygroups@philpem.me.uk http://www.philpem.me.uk/
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Go Naked ?!?!
2011-02-04 by Jean-Marc Spaggiari
... What do you need to provide them? Just your schema? Or more? JM
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Go Naked ?!?!
2011-02-04 by Leon Heller
... So does PCBTrain with their cheap 24 hour service, I ve used it a couple of times and was very satisfied. It actually takes three days to get one s boards.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Go Naked ?!?!
2011-02-04 by Stefan Trethan
PCB-Pool offers a similar service, there the limitations are rectangular shape and double sided. It s very cheap, incredibly cheap for next day service. They
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Go Naked ?!?!
2011-02-03 by Andrew Volk
For one thing, it is in the south of England. Not handy to most of us. _____ From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com] On
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Go Naked ?!?!
2011-02-03 by jeff.heiss@comcast.net
There must be a catch? Only for the first order? Limited time only? Only a certain size or number of layers? ... From: Steve Maroney
Go Naked ?!?!
2011-02-03 by Steve Maroney
Took a look http://www.spiritcircuits.com/services/go-naked Best Regards, Steve Maroney Business Computer Support, LLC Mobile Phone:504-914-4704 Office Phone:
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] DLP
2011-02-03 by Mark Lerman
... This guy has a small diode lasre that will focus down to .04mm x .06mm, (1.6 mil x 2.4 mil). He is in Turkey and sells several models on ebay. I exchanged