Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Laser printer -- mono or color?
2009-04-22 by michael tenore
Hi! I have a hp laserjet 2100! I found it in craigslist for $25 . I did a test yesterday and I printed 10,12,15,17and 20 mil traces onto HP presentation paper!
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] recommended thickness for boards
2009-04-22 by DJ Delorie
My stock includes 0.008 and 0.016 thick SS clad. I have some 0.032 DS. What I normally do is mask and etch the two (or four) sides separately, then adhere
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Laser printer -- mono or color?
2009-04-22 by DJ Delorie
... I only buy printers with straight-through feed. I use it for thicker stock, envelopes, forms, and TT paper. The 2550N has straight-though feed.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Laser printer -- mono or color?
2009-04-22 by Steve
Thanks DJ and others for the advice. I m leaning toward a color printer. Another question I should have posed in my initial posting: Some printers have what is
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] recommended thickness for boards
2009-04-22 by leon Heller
... From: shadle To: Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 4:29 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] recommended
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Laser printer -- mono or color?
2009-04-22 by Lez
I m in the uk and was at a carboot sale, like a garage sale but lots of people in a field. When everyone packed up and went home left behind was a hp4550n, i
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Free bottle of Liquid Tin
2009-04-22 by DJ Delorie
... Having done both, and working with 0.5mm pitch TQFPs, I disagree. Liquid Tin is a lot faster and gives a much flatter surface to solder to. You can also
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: GBC H425 laminator question
2009-04-22 by DJ Delorie
... I have the GPC creative, and the temp setting is 320 F. If you open yours up you can probably get the part number of the bimetallic switch and look it up.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Laser printer -- mono or color?
2009-04-22 by DJ Delorie
... The Epson R280 I use for UV photomasks also does fantastic photos.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Laser printer -- mono or color?
2009-04-22 by DJ Delorie
... The 2550N has separate cartridges for each color, so you only have to replace what you need. They re about $90 each and are good for 4,000 pages. To give
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: GBC H425 laminator question
2009-04-22 by Alessio Sangalli
... Can you explain? I have a GBC personal laminator I cannot find any other model number and, so far, it has worked well for toner transfer. What are those
recommended thickness for boards
2009-04-22 by shadle
Hi, I m new to the idea of homebrew PCBs and was wondering if someone could offer some assistance on what thickness is easiest for working with for copper-clad
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Reversing Top Copper Layer
2009-04-22 by kabowers@NorthState.net
... I ran into the similar challanges with Free PCB and ViewMate on a Laserjet 1022. Get yourself a copy of Cute PDF Writer. It s free for noncommercial use;
Re: Free bottle of Liquid Tin
2009-04-22 by hal91k
All right, you got it. I ll be mailing it off later today.
Re: Laser printer -- mono or color?
2009-04-22 by awakephd
... They can. I would recommend checking out the cost of cartridges before buying any laser printer -- or ink jet printer, for that matter. Also, check to see
Re: Free bottle of Liquid Tin
2009-04-22 by hal91k
Well, true. But I believe you get a thinner, more consistent finish with this stuff. Here s a photo of the board I did.
Re: GBC H425 laminator question
2009-04-22 by jj_winkel
I have now received the temp settings from GBC If of any interest to somebody, here s what they are : GBC H425 Thermostat settings ( +/-10°C ) #1 = 109°C /
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Laser printer -- mono or color?
2009-04-22 by Russell Shaw
... Do colour toner cartridges cost much more than mono ones?
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] TIP120 Darlington
2009-04-22 by DJ Delorie
... No simple answer from me. I use digikey s search engine to find parts with similar characteristics, and hope for the best. In the case of a TIP120, I
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Laser printer -- mono or color?
2009-04-22 by DJ Delorie
You can toner transfer any color you want onto the board *after* you etch it to make a silkscreen layer :-) But I find that a color laser (I have an HP 2550N)
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Free bottle of Liquid Tin
2009-04-22 by Scott C.
It s just as easy to tin a PCB with solder and a knife soldering tip - http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/sparky3489/Project/100_3289.jpg ... From: Paul
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Free bottle of Liquid Tin
2009-04-22 by Paul Playford
You ship, I pay. Paul Playford, W8AEF 35639 N 3rd St Phoenix, AZ 85086-7405 de Paul, W8AEF ZF2JI/ZF2TA FO8DX/FO8PLA 8Q7AA XZ0A VU7RG TX5C ... From:
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Free bottle of Liquid Tin
2009-04-22 by Dan Ellis
Paul, If no one has claimed the Liquid Tin, I would love to have it I would be more than happy to pay the postage, those of us that are unemployed are always
Reversing Top Copper Layer
2009-04-22 by Mike
Hello, I m using ExpressPCB for laying out my boards. The majority are single sided, but every now and then have to make a double sided board. The bottom
Laser printer -- mono or color?
2009-04-22 by Steve
Hi all, I have an ink jet printer which is old and sometimes works and often does not. It needs to be replaced. Its successor will be used in my home office
Free bottle of Liquid Tin
2009-04-22 by hal91k
Hi Guys, Looking through my closet, I found a bottle of Liquid Tin from when I used to print PCB s. I thought I sold everything, but I seem to have forgotten
TIP120 Darlington
2009-04-21 by Joe
I am new to the group and to making my own pcb s. I am particularly interested in Surface Mount Technology. I have not worked with any of these type componants
Re: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] [Homebrew_PCBs] Cutting PCB
2009-04-20 by Stefan Trethan
There are special panel shears that reduce the problem. ST
Re: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] [Homebrew_PCBs] Cutting PCB
2009-04-19 by Piers Goodhew
I just made a tiny board to play with SMD LEDs (http://twitpic.com/ 3fiy2 ). Thanks to this thread I just used my handy cheap tinsnips, and they made pretty
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Drill holes
2009-04-19 by Stefan Trethan
Right, now i m disappointed at proxxon. The LB/E doesn t have a second bearing like I thought it had. Below are the manuals, at the last page are assembly
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Drill holes
2009-04-19 by Stefan Trethan
That s really strange, since the IB/E LB/E and angle drill use the same motor assembly. There is no reason not to put the 115V motor on a long neck front end.
Re: unwanted spam tag
2009-04-19 by Harvey White
On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:12:13 -0400, you wrote: Think I found where it is, x-text classification was advertising .... couldn t possibly be all the stuff that
unwanted spam tag
2009-04-19 by Harvey White
My apologies, I wasn t aware that the email program was rude enough to include the routing tags it generates automatically. It s supposed to have a routing
[SPAM] Re: [SPAM] [Homebrew_PCBs] Cutting PCB
2009-04-19 by Steve
Harvey, could you please remove the [SPAM] that your filter is adding to the subject line? I think if you whitelist the group address, it should stop adding
Re: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] [Homebrew_PCBs] Cutting PCB
2009-04-19 by Alessio Sangalli
... At the end, I have bought a nibbler but I am not satisfied, it is not straight enough. I may very well be the problem :) I ve never used a nibbler before.
Re: Drill holes
2009-04-18 by Chris Horne
Much better made than the one I made in 30 minutes
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Drill holes
2009-04-18 by Steve
I found it on the German web site. A google search of numerous US web sites suggests it is not sold in this country. If anyone should find the long neck
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill holes
2009-04-18 by John Coppens
On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:11:46 EDT ... Don t forget DJ s simple solution: http://www.delorie.com/pcb/dremel-stand/ John
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill holes
2009-04-18 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 4/18/2009 3:06:53 A.M. Central Daylight Time, alesan@manoweb.com writes: What is the recommended solution?
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Drill holes
2009-04-18 by Stefan Trethan
Indeed it is not listed in the english version, strange... Navigate through the german version to Langhals-Bohrschleifer LB/E to see it. ST
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Drill holes
2009-04-18 by Steve
Stefan, I find only one model of the IB/E on the Proxxon web site. It is in the Hand-held Power Tools 115V section and is referred to as Professional Rotary
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Drill holes
2009-04-18 by Stefan Trethan
Actually the 12V Proxxon units are cheaper than dremel and use the same precision collets. Runout seems good too. The IB/E is a nice tool, I have one too, but
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill holes
2009-04-18 by Stefan Trethan
He won t, since he is looking at HSS for now not carbide. I have personally used HSS drills freehand for a couple of years, and it will be fine, although of
Re: Drill holes
2009-04-18 by Chris Horne
Alessio, Stefan s advice is spot on.. half an hour with some MDF and a couple of hinges and you can build a drill press good enough to save breaking carbide
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Drill holes
2009-04-18 by Jack Coats
http://drillcity.stores.yahoo.net/ I have purchased bits from here. Some are discounted quite a bit due to them being re-sharpened. These folks have been in
Re: Drill holes
2009-04-18 by roycepipkins
My experience in the conversion from through-hole to SMT is that a good number of drill holes come back in the form of vias. Perhaps not as many, but enough to
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill holes
2009-04-18 by Harvey White
... You ll break them. It doesn t matter how many drills in the package, they re a random size, so good luck getting the ones you want to use. If you really
Re: Drill holes
2009-04-18 by Ben
... Since you already have a Dremel tool just get a Dremel Stand to go with it. Maybe not the best but they do work, done many 1000 s of holes using one.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill holes
2009-04-18 by leon Heller
... From: Alessio Sangalli To: Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 9:06 AM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drill holes
2009-04-18 by Stefan Trethan
The HSS bits will be fine for maybe 30 holes or so before resharpening. Geometry doesn t matter nearly as much as when drilling metals, so you can easily