Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Professional PCBs?
2006-11-11 by Stefan Trethan
... It s not as if anyone anywhere seems to have made a successful direct laser printed PCB like, ever. But you are welcome to try! ST
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Professional PCBs?
2006-11-11 by Stefan Trethan
On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:20:35 +0100, killerobot9000 ... Also make sure you can get cheap toner for it. I bought a printer off ebay for like 10eur or so but it
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Professional PCBs?
2006-11-11 by Lez
... The HP4l (if still available) is almost flat path, I m sure that is a printer screaming for direct laser printing......... Seems to do a 45 deg angle for
Re: Professional PCBs?
2006-11-11 by killerobot9000
... used ... eBay is always your friend :) Thanks for reminding me! I checked now and there are some nice models with full ink going for like $30 + 30$
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: old plotter
2006-11-11 by Lez
Can not connect to it at say 300baud on com1 with hyperterminal and type it a command to see if I actually have a working cable between the two? [Non-text
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Professional PCBs?
2006-11-11 by Lez
... ebay, buy an old model for peanuts. Lez
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] old plotter
2006-11-11 by Stefan Trethan
... So they finally stopped accepting user drivers and pass all for access... Oh well, what s safersignup for.. ST
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Professional PCBs?
2006-11-11 by DJ Delorie
... I ve got four in my home office. The toner is about $100 per color, but they print thousands of pages and they never dry up like ink does. The cost per
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] old plotter
2006-11-11 by YD
... Try http://www.driverguide.com. It s saved my ass and sanity a number of times. A percursory search didn t get me very far, but Calcomp s there and I
Re: Professional PCBs?
2006-11-11 by killerobot9000
... Wow! Thanks for the fast replies!! This is by far the most active and helpful group I had ever joined. Most of the time I don t get a reply for weeks.
Re: Easiest inkjet
2006-11-11 by Stephen Lane
Stephen Lane wrote: Some one in the group did the maths on the printer head holes & pointed out if I remember that if you wanted to do good plots of tracks
Re: old plotter
2006-11-11 by Stephen Lane
Stephen Lane wrote: Winline supports the following Calcomp plotters by name but it is a general HPGL & HPGL2 Driver so if the Plotter can emulate either then
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] old plotter
2006-11-11 by Fake_Name
Calcomp is still around, though they ve apparently changed their name to Calgraph. I recently acquired a Calcomp techjet, (36 inkjet plotter), and have been
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Professional PCBs?
2006-11-11 by Ron Yost
... FR4 epoxy laminate PCB base material is light-green (yellowish-green) in color, and semi-translucent. I think that s what you re looking for. I believe
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] old plotter
2006-11-11 by Hugh Prescott
ISTR that Calcomp got bought up by Summatech. Might do a Goggle for the drivers. Hugh
Re: Professional PCBs?
2006-11-10 by Steve
... What you are talking about is called a Conformal Coating. It s a layer there to protect the board. Google for Conformal Coating. That green stuff
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Professional PCBs?
2006-11-10 by Stefan Trethan
On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:46:55 +0100, killerobot9000 ... I doubt that green stuff will make it look good (the toner underneath will make it dark), you need what
old plotter
2006-11-10 by Lez
Few years ago I bought an old calcomp model 83(m83) I fiddled with it and it did a self test. well here I am five years or so later and I finally deiced to try
Professional PCBs?
2006-11-10 by killerobot9000
Hello, I saw tons and tons of tutorials on how to make your own PCBs but they are all shades of white/clear and don t look very professional. I was wondering
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Toner transfer works...
2006-11-10 by Leon Heller
... From: Stefan Trethan To: Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 6:42 PM Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Toner transfer works...
2006-11-10 by Stefan Trethan
On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:27:47 +0100, Leon Heller ... But what is the advantage of anhydrous ferric chloride? ST
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Toner transfer works...
2006-11-10 by Leon Heller
... From: Stefan Trethan To: Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:
Re: Easiest inkjet
2006-11-10 by James Newton
... as ... move to ... Anyone who is modifying printers for direct inkjet to PCB: Please keep in mind that I would really love to add any documentation
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Toner transfer works...
2006-11-10 by Stefan Trethan
On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:32:07 +0100, Len Warner ... Thanks Len, the deliquescent delinquent will go into a secondary container tomorrow
Re: Toner transfer works...
2006-11-10 by Len Warner
... It s worse than that, it s deliquescent. Then it dissociates and ferric hydroxide precipitates leaving a strongly acidic solution. So if your container of
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Toner transfer works...
2006-11-09 by DJ Delorie
... I had a partial bottle from about 25 years ago that I finished off recently, seemed to work OK.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Toner transfer works...
2006-11-09 by Leon Heller
... From: Adi Linden To: Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 9:37 PM Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Toner
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Toner transfer works...
2006-11-09 by Stefan Trethan
... I don t think so, after ~5 years mine was still fine (mixed up in a bottle, needed a shake though ;-) ). The plastic bags of dry FeCl i have show water
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Easiest inkjet
2006-11-09 by David Cureton
As Stefan said, the number of nozzles may not be important, it only seems to increase the print speed as the head can do 1 pass with 180 nozzles or 2 offset
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Toner transfer works...
2006-11-09 by Adi Linden
... Does FeCl get old? I have some FeCl that I bought a long time ago (8 years) but never opened yet. Adi
Re: Toner transfer works...
2006-11-09 by schabtach
... shot. ... some ... I found that while the Epson paper does indeed work very well, the green Pulsar film doesn t stick to the toner if you transfer the
RE: Avery T-Shirt Transfer Paper
2006-11-09 by Thomas P. Gootee
**** ORIGINAL MESSAGE: 2a. Avery T-Shirt Transfer Paper Posted by: Jesse Smith stoi2m1@yahoo.com stoi2m1 Date: Wed Nov 8, 2006 7:21 pm ((PST)) Today I bought
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Avery T-Shirt Transfer Paper
2006-11-09 by Stefan Trethan
... Actually it has been established several times that t-shirt paper would not work even if it can be printed on, but now we can be certain it s not a good
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Avery T-Shirt Transfer Paper
2006-11-09 by Jesse Smith
I had no idea how this paper was intended to work. I should have posted the question of has anybody tried... , but I get tired of people not trying things
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Avery T-Shirt Transfer Paper
2006-11-09 by Lez
... Yes sorry for doing a I told you so but it was an adhesive coated paper designed to melt when heated, going into a printer that heats. I suppose we have
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Avery T-Shirt Transfer Paper
2006-11-09 by Jesse Smith
Thanks for the tip, now thats the kind of postive feedback I join a group like this for. Jesse ... From: Stefan Trethan To:
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Avery T-Shirt Transfer Paper
2006-11-09 by Stefan Trethan
... It s usually a teflon coating, like a cooking pan. Don t scrape on it with something hard, if the gunk doesn t come off you can heat it to operating
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Avery T-Shirt Transfer Paper
2006-11-09 by Jesse Smith
I didnt need you to reiterate to me, that I made a mistake, I had already shared that. Thank You... Oh and I do own an Ink Jet. Oh and lots of things us DIYers
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Avery T-Shirt Transfer Paper
2006-11-09 by Lez
... At that point one should ask onself the question, do I own an inkjet printer...... ... You may have to bin it, because cleaning the gunk off may actually
Avery T-Shirt Transfer Paper
2006-11-09 by Jesse Smith
Today I bought some Avery Ink Jet T-Shirt Transfer Papaer. For making Iron Ons from an ink jet printer. If any of you are thinking about doing this dont. When
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Printer fault
2006-11-08 by Stefan Trethan
On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:49:49 +0100, Terry Owens ... The first thing is finding out what error this light may be. If you have a manual, look there, if not, find
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Printer fault
2006-11-08 by Terry Owens
Hi, I m very embarrassed now. After I wrote my last I took the ink cartrages out and found no ink in the blue. I was printing what I thought was black so
Printer fault
2006-11-08 by Terry Owens
Hi, I know thsi is not the place to ask for help but I don t know where else to go. The people here seem to have a great deal of knowledge about printers.
Easiest inkjet
2006-11-08 by Bora Dikmen
Dear List members, At the final, I found EPSON STYLUS C86 in Turkey. Since it has also empty spongeless cartridges from MIS Assc. Inc. I prefer C86 although
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Easiest inkjet
2006-11-08 by Stefan Trethan
... I think MISPRO ink will work in both, but durabright might not. ST
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] easy PCB
2006-11-08 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 11/7/2006 3:20:44 P.M. Central Standard Time, scp2000@hotmail.com writes: I tried to build my own PCB with the radio shack kit but the
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Office Max High Gloss Photo Paper
2006-11-08 by Herbert E. Plett
... plain Epson photo paper works OK. SKU S041141 - 20 SHEETS and when ironing, use a paper towel buffer between iron and TT paper...
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Which is the better???
2006-11-08 by Herbert E. Plett
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Re: Office Max High Gloss Photo Paper
2006-11-08 by dhlocker
Well, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and the proof of the TT must be in the etching. I think I got 15 good boards out of 20 on one panel (each is
Re: Easiest inkjet
2006-11-08 by cbq
Hello to all at homebrew , this is my first posting in this group. anyone knows whether it is neccessary to have durabrite ink? Epson s newer printers C79 ,