2007-03-16 by docstein99
... Well, you could explore that method, but it then would add a burden to the delicate process. I feel curing the ink to the board may best lye in PREPARING
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2007-03-16 by vsmvdd
will this work with any ink i ask myself skin is a kind of plastic also ink esp the pigment ones seems to me has many of the same properties as oil the dye
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2007-03-16 by vsmvdd
... wrestle ... to ... i think this is the fusing tempreture??? i would ask the maker of the ink???? dont know who has ??? i agree the hold and hope method is
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2007-03-16 by docstein99
Ok, check out this idea - see if anyone can shoot holes in it. A hot-glue gun is basically an extruder. For certain that will work as a resist. But regular
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2007-03-16 by Andrew
... My old fargo primera pro used an oversized A4 ribbon. The fargo pictura used an oversized A3 ribbion.
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2007-03-16 by docstein99
... According to what I read - even with the mis-pro inks, you must wrestle with the pcb being heated entirely to the exact temprature in order to seal the
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2007-03-15 by garydeal
... There might be something suitable at http://www.caswellplating.com/ -Gary
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2007-03-15 by vsmvdd
... ye man maybe both i am waiting for it to dry overnight {second attempt with claria inks{default ones}} then brown it off still dont hold out much hope if
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2007-03-15 by vsmvdd
... get ... pcb ... layout ... ive done this to a cd shaped single sided board trouble i came to is that it requires ink for mispro well my one did other inks
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2007-03-15 by docstein99
... Let me get this printer to prove me some results first. If I cant get it to work its going right back to the store. I will simply cut a pcb in the shape
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2007-03-15 by docstein99
... Is the problem with your inks the PRICE? Or that they dont work on copper?
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2007-03-15 by docstein99
... I requested samples from various vendors who stock thermal ribbons for zebra printers. I got wax, wax/resin and resin ribbon samples. The narrowest is 3
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2007-03-15 by vsmvdd
http://www.inksupply.com/arcink_mispro.cfm after a quick read around i realise the ink i have maybe no good or not good enought i notice is not cheep this one
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2007-03-15 by vsmvdd
... I ... well if you make a cad tray design as ive discovered some ridges on it are needed for locking {a small ridge on the far left top corner } this will
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2007-03-15 by vsmvdd
... I ... well i made a small cd size pcb disk .5mm board i had mixed results weep !! becouse i didnt fry the board long enough over direct heat i see after a
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2007-03-15 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:42:05 +0100, docstein99 ... But isn t it kinda narrow, the ribbon? How small would the PCBs need to be? ST
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2007-03-15 by Stefan Trethan
... I m glad one of my old pictures is making people interested in this method, maybe i ought to make more recent photos. I think the PCB carrier with clamp
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2007-03-15 by docstein99
If the board is too hot, it will melt all the wax to it. If its too cold then none of the wax will bind. Any variations of heat in the middle, sides, front
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2007-03-15 by docstein99
I m very impressed! Fortunately, I do have a cnc milling machine so making a feed tray shouldnt be a problem. Some more research I found the lowest price for
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2007-03-15 by vsmvdd
... appears ... that ... suffering succotash that s cheep this printer cost me £99.99 so four times the price in real money {hihi} if it has a cd tray i
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2007-03-15 by Cristian
... Why not preheat the bare pcb? Cristian
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2007-03-15 by docstein99
... Couldnt find RX560 printer ANYWHERE (ebay, google, yahoo) this appears to be available outside of the USA) I did manage to find epsons RX580 printers,
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2007-03-15 by vsmvdd
hello this is my first post here i got an RX560 inkjet epson 6 cartridge multifunction stand alone picture printer it uses waterproof inks and has cd dvd tray
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2007-03-15 by docstein99
Yes I have found the same issues. The board must be heated to around 60 celcius and remain that temp while it runs across the head. Not easy. I have to hack
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2007-03-14 by agent_coro
Hi all i am new here and i´ve got an Stylus D78 (C78 for US and other countries). It seems to be the same as C88 but i am having trouble to insert the pcb, it
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2007-03-14 by Steve
... has ... Someone did try it with an Alps with wax ribbons installed, but found that the copper sucks away heat too quickly for the wax to adhere. And wax
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2007-03-14 by Brian Gracia
... I have not tried that, but I had thought about an old ribbon printer in the 80 s that used a wax coated ribbon to print decals that could be ironed on to T
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2007-03-14 by dandumit
I have seen on some sites an method for electroplating. 1. http://www.goldplating.com/pcb.htm 2.
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2007-03-13 by docstein99
Has anyone here tried pcb printing using a thermal TRANSFER printer? These are the printers used normally to print shipping lables. It has a thermal head,
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2007-03-13 by Stefan Trethan
On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:55:58 +0100, docstein99 ... Now that would be really interesting, we could print a clone to do our boards for us!
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2007-03-13 by docstein99
I also watched a show on the discovery channel where biologists hacked apart HP deskjets, cleaned the cartridges removed sponges and printed HUMAN CELLS onto a
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2007-03-13 by Chris Horne
This article was on ZDnet today http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6166429.html?tag=nl.e589 printing actual IC s using inkjet technology and organic compounds
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2007-03-12 by teknochaman
Hi everyone, Want to share this link with hints about using the proven method of film & photoresist : www.pico-systems.com/PCBs.html Better yet there can be
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2007-03-11 by teknochaman
Hi folks, Guess that I ve missed the thread about of C84 direct printing how-to. Is that used in place of photoresist ? I could imagine that after visiting:
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2007-03-11 by Brian Gracia
Does anyone know what happened to the company that was developing the method to print traces directly to copper using a laser printer? I remember an article
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2007-03-10 by epineh
... Well, since he is your friend, looks like you have youself a job...hehe Russell.
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2007-03-10 by derekhawkins
... Around here, affordability is probably the most important factor in determining which method is chosen. Ease of use is probably next followed by quality.
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2007-03-10 by crankorgan
jcarlosmor, The direct method started out using floor wax. One guy was telling people it was a done deal. I milled my circuit boards at that time. There were
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2007-03-10 by jcarlosmor
... direct ... a ... With all respects to the people that are going in the direction of such a system, I think that you are aproaching the PCB making from the
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2007-03-09 by docstein99
... direct I dont believe that system even works yet, for a SINGLE sided board. Paying $500 for a tested, operational do-nothing pcb printing machine is also
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2007-03-09 by pgdion1
... Ok, first pass at TT in about 8 years looks pretty promising. This latest round was using a paper I really like. The only flaw is I clearly had to much
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2007-03-09 by James Newton
I have a friend who wishes to purchase a complete, ready to go, direct to double sided PCB inject resist, soldermask, and component silkscreen system. E.g. a
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2007-03-09 by Volkan Sahin
You re more than welcome. It s really great pleasure for me to see the success of direct inkjet PCB printing. Thanks for sharing your modified printer photos
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2007-03-09 by hwllkym
Well after reading about the Inkjet direct printing to PCB method by Stefen Trethan and Volkan Sahin, and having my Epson starring me in the face, every time i
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2007-03-08 by Jim Hutchinson
... In that the toner I use softens at 230 degrees F , when I need a higher resolution, I will get my steel block to 270 degrees F and clamp it over the cover
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2007-03-08 by William Nelson
DO NOT SUCTION AIR ! This is extremely bad for the print nozzles. This appears to be one of the problems with the print head after changing the carts. The
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2007-03-08 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:24:00 +0100, Paul Sturpe ... The pad is beneath all the heads. It has a rubber lip around it. The pad looks
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2007-03-08 by RUDA
Hello, I will attempt apology for my English that you understand 1 checks than the system of cleanliness of the printer this without obstruction of dry ink,
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2007-03-08 by Paul Sturpe
... but I ... directions ... attached at ... lift ... is a ... the ... Do you mean under the pad that is beneath the black ink cartridge when the head is
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2007-03-08 by Martin Klingensmith
I paid $45 for a Verbatim cartridge. The first one did not work correctly. The second one I got (returned on warranty) worked perfectly. -- Martin K
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