Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] mini-project done, and cleaning no-clean flux
2006-11-27 by Leon Heller
... From: DJ Delorie To: Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 2:52 AM Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] mini-project
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] mini-project done, and cleaning no-clean flux
2006-11-27 by DJ Delorie
... Ok, thanks. ... Yeah, I do that outside. It s the same stuff I use to remove the toner. I just worry it will dissolve the SMD parts (for this board, one
TT with an Electric Griddle?
2006-11-27 by Steve
I was wondering. Anyone tried using an eletric griddle instead of an iron or laminator for TT. It s flat, Temp controled, and weight could be evenly
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] mini-project done, and cleaning no-clean flux
2006-11-27 by Leon Heller
... From: DJ Delorie To: Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 11:54 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] mini-project
mini-project done, and cleaning no-clean flux
2006-11-26 by DJ Delorie
Just finished a mini-project: http://www.delorie.com/pcb/r8c-1b-adapter/ This is a toner transfer board. I used the wiping trick for etching, a little
Toner Transfer-- My recipe for repeatable success
2006-11-26 by strangequark09
Equipment used: Brother 5140 laser printer (standard toner from factory) Staples photo paper GBC H100 laminator Old, cheap clothes iron 1) Printed the bitmap
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] HPGL or _not HPGL
2006-11-24 by YD
... []IN;SP0;QL100ROPS10240,8000^¬RO90IP0,0,7999,10239SC0,3999,5119,0ACPA0 ... Looks like the sw is at fault. Plotters are simple minded beasts and evidently
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-24 by YD
... KiCad. I just looked and hpgl is in the plotting options. I didn t try it as ATM I have no way of checking it. - YD.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] HPGL or _not HPGL
2006-11-24 by Leslie Newell
I don t know if it helps any but SheetCam will convert DXF to HPGL. It is probably a bit overkill for the job but it will work. Make sure
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] HPGL or _not HPGL
2006-11-24 by Leon Heller
... From: Lez To: Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 12:43 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] HPGL or _not
Re: HPGL or _not HPGL
2006-11-24 by Lez
... Done more research, an hp7475 is hpgl/1 and NOT hpgl/2 that windows xp uses. So I need to find a driver for hpgl1 for XP, or an xp driver for a
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-24 by Lance Robson
... From: Lez To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, 24 November, 2006 9:20:47 AM Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The
HPGL or _not HPGL
2006-11-24 by Lez
Ok when I send my plotter simple things like IN; IP 0,0,100,100; SC 0,100,0,100; SP 1; PA 247,353; PD; PA 191,297; PA 185,297; PA 180,302; PA 180,308; It
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-24 by Stefan Trethan
... Maybe you can find a software that converts from gerber to HPGL. I used gerbtool which came with orcad, back then, which did that. But it ain t free,
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-24 by Lez
... My CB software does gerber / dxf and has no hpgl support, so I am outputting in bmp, converting to wmf, importing that into vinylcutting software, it
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by YD
... May be a scaling problem. My long ago defunct plotter had a 1/10 mm step size. Unfortunately most software outputs in mils. So I ended up drawing IC s with
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by Lez
... Re-read you missed the point........ The fault is not in the wmf/bmp area, as on screen I can see it in vector, but when I select cut it does nothing,
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by William Carr
... I was sure someone would have mentioned this: plotters draw lines. Bitmaps don t have lines to draw, they have bits. It s the essential difference
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by Lez
Oh joy of joys............. Since non of my hpgl software seems to want to work my hpgl plotter, it made me think that maybe that was whythe calcomp had never
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by Stefan Trethan
... Thin cardboard worked fine for me. I still think you are wasting your time and money, but hey, better that than drink and tobacco ;-) ST
Re:The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by Stephen Lane
Stephen Lane wrote: Took me a while to unearth my HPColorPro Plotter it is a 7440 I believe but I use a Winline 7475A Driver to drive it. I have taken apart
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by Lez
... Well I have got a good looking one on paper, and I have managed to get a top off one the old pens, standard fluff filled design, so I checked another,
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by Stefan Trethan
... Good on you! Just don t count your chickens yet. ST
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by Stefan Trethan
... That s what i meant about the CNC-like commands. You can find them on the web. ST
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by Lez
SUCCESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Someone (when I fighting the calcomp) sent me this... PU1000,1000; PD;CI500; PU; And when copied to the comport, draws a circle about
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by Lez
... Which is irrelevant I suppose as its not hadshaking thats failing me its the command format or something....... I ll keep trying other drivers etc, just
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by Lez
... Lol yeah! Ok I have tried once again to output a file with eagle (Set to hpgl) and copy file to com1: but it went mad again. I did some googling, found
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by Stefan Trethan
... I can definitely confirm that that plotter will work with XP, i ve done it, just don t ask me how exactly. ST
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by guja
kick your pc (+xp). ... (= selftest chart was ok.) Lez wrote: Its arrived bang on my estimate of thursday, I know our next day
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by Stefan Trethan
... Must be an over the pond thing, around here we call them delusions ;-) If your page is larger than the paper the pen will come off. Can you see how large
The plotter has arrived!
2006-11-23 by Lez
Its arrived bang on my estimate of thursday, I know our next day parcel guys....... (seems they only work the next day ) Anyhow, powered up and held p1+p2 and
Re: Laminator for .093" pcb.
2006-11-22 by Mike Phillips
Perfect, but pricey. On the other hand I like a good tool. I ll see if Ebay has a cheaper version. Thanks for the link!! Mike
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] won a plotter on ebay
2006-11-22 by Lez
... Sounds like one of about a dozen variations I tried, I know I had 3 wire no loopback, and 3 wire looped, that seemed most likely, but it just sits and acts
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] won a plotter on ebay
2006-11-22 by Herbert E. Plett
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Re: Screen printing emulsion
2006-11-22 by twb8899
... photo resist for PCB fabrication? I have an order in with my neighbor for some from his shop. I m going to give it a try, just want some input from anyone
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Laminator for .093" pcb.
2006-11-22 by Norm Carlberg
Laminate to .188 Not tried on PBC s. Spring tension hinged top rollers. Used in sign shop for several years.
Re: Screen printing emulsion
2006-11-21 by Andrew
... If you have a brother in law that works in a screen printing shop then the diazo stuff might be cheaper. If you are comparing the price of diazo stuff with
Cupric Chloride
2006-11-21 by Roland F. Harriston
... Cupric chloride is another commonly used compounds in PCB etching. Although not as nasty as ferric chloride, there are some precautions to be mindful of
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] won a plotter on ebay
2006-11-21 by Hugh Prescott
Just checked my Acad R-10 interface manual CalComp requires a 3 wire NULL MODEM RS-232 cable with hardware handshake at both ends cross connect TX and RX data
Laminator for .093" pcb.
2006-11-21 by Mike Phillips
After reading thru the archives I don t see anyone trying to use a laminator for boards that are .093 thick. Is there a laminator that can be modified to be
Re: Screen printing emulsion
2006-11-21 by Bert
We used to use it all the time in high school. The Graphics Arts lab was right next to the Electronics lab. The GA guys would whip up a silk screen and frame
Re: won a plotter on ebay
2006-11-21 by Steve
... cable end ... still be ... I was lucky enough to find about a dozen 25F to 25M jumper adapters in a thrift store, I just wired one up correctly. ... might
Re: Screen printing emulsion
2006-11-21 by Steve
... perfect for high-run production but it s way to costly for one-off boards. The ink holds up under etchant for hours. I had a few boards screen printed for
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] won a plotter on ebay
2006-11-21 by Lez
... http://www.raster-vector.com/ Lez
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] won a plotter on ebay
2006-11-21 by Cristian
... Let me know, please, where to find that free converter. Cristian
DOD Directive For Ammonium Persulphate
2006-11-21 by Roland F. Harriston
Note: This material is a lot easier to handle than Ferric Chloride, but there are still some health cautions to heed. Roland F. Harriston
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Screen printing emulsion
2006-11-21 by Dan Pickard
I just cropped and removed extraneous images from a file someone had uploaded previously of his tests using silk screen emulsion as photo etch resist. He just
DOD Directive For Ferric Chloride
2006-11-20 by Roland F. Harriston
Note: This, and additional information on ferric chloride can be obtained by doing a simple Google search. Roland F. Harriston DOD Hazardous Material
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: won a plotter on ebay
2006-11-20 by Stefan Trethan
... I took a DB25 plastic housing and fitted a DB9 conector into the cable end with the odd wiring inside. The adapter was screwed to the plotter, and as far
Quoting Re: won a plotter on ebay
2006-11-20 by Steve
Dan, could you change something so your posts come in standard format, with angle braces at the beginning of all the quoted lines? As it is now, I can t tell