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Re: Another wannabe Direct printer

2007-04-02 by kpyro2

... Ok I can do that. After reading more last night I think you guys were right I wasnt cureing the ink but just drying it real well at 200 deg F. I think

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Re: Laserjet 4 plus Problem !!!

2007-04-02 by Bruno St-Laurent

I do agree Guja ,but i can t find how to print both on the same page with Altium !!!! ... vertically, top layer mirrored) in a single pass. Offset may vary.

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Re: Another wannabe Direct printer

2007-04-02 by kpyro2

Ok I went and looked at the pics again and yet I am doing something wrong. Duh! First nice mods on your printer. I am using a c84 BTW dont know if I said that

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Re: Another wannabe Direct printer

2007-04-02 by kpyro2

... WOW thats alot hotter than I was going. Do you bake it at that temp? For how long? ... I tried this but I think my method was useless by the time I ran

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Re: Another wannabe Direct printer

2007-04-02 by kpyro2

... Opps yes just in the post though I have been curing the pcbs tried the oven at 200deg for 1 hr and right on the flat cooktop at semi low until the pcb

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Another wannabe Direct printer

2007-04-02 by wnnelson0

You have to cure the ink before you etch. 230C to 240C works best for me. If you preheat you should get the ink to look perfectly smooth after printing. If you

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Re: Another wannabe Direct printer

2007-04-01 by James Newton

... clad ... You missed curing. You have to cure the ink at the temperature specified at http://techref.massmind.org/techref/pcb/etch/directinkjetresist.htm

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Re: Interesting Print heads

2007-03-31 by docstein99

I should mention it was a very interesting and informative phone call. The guy I got (think the name was RICK) tried keeping me on the phone for as long as

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Re: Black to Magenta?

2007-03-31 by epineh

... If I am printing from Eagle, I just make all traces, pads etc that I want to keep the default red colour that Eagle uses for the top layer, standard

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Another wannabe Direct printer

2007-03-31 by kpyro2

I have been making PCBs about just about every homemade method for a while currently I am using Kepro NEG dry film. But looking for a faster CAD to finished

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Re: Black to Magenta?

2007-03-31 by kpyro2

... This worked well also Its a little more confusing but MAY be a cleaner conversion from protel. I have been printing to a PDF file then converting in

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Re: Black to Magenta?

2007-03-31 by kpyro2

... WOW has IfranView changed since the version I had. This worked Perfect and EASY! Thanks Ken

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Re: Interesting Print heads

2007-03-30 by Dave Miller

... engineer. ... mentioned ... they ... like ... - ... online ... be ... Thanks, It did seem to good to be true! Oh well, back to hacking Epson cartriges!

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Re: Interesting Print heads

2007-03-30 by docstein99

Ok I called the office, and spoke with a very informative engineer. He then explained all the stuff I read on the website, and mentioned alot about how their

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Re: Interesting Print heads

2007-03-30 by docstein99

I agree, I am too a bit skeptical. It doesnt look like that place is setup to sell and service one printhead to someone for $60. Probably $60 for a print

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Re: Black to Magenta?

2007-03-30 by pgdion1

... One way I know of off hand is to print the gerber to a file and then use a free program called GC-Prevue (gerber viewer is free). You can open the gerbers

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Re: Interesting Print heads

2007-03-30 by Dave Miller

... The $59 to $99 numbers were quoted in the Feb. 26th issue of the EE Times. The $59 heads are 10 pL, the $99 heads were 1 pL. See the full article original

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Re: Laserjet 4 plus Problem !!!

2007-03-30 by Bruno St-Laurent

Did a small workaround to solved it !!! i printed first layer then rotate drawing 180- degree then print the second layer(mirror)!!!, Why ?? it prints the 2

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Re: Interesting Print heads

2007-03-30 by docstein99

... Now that is interesting. I d like to find out more details about the print head pricing, it feels like I m going to call them on the phone and somebody s

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