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Re: Best PCB yet!

2006-02-06 by wbblair3

Dennis, Many thanks for your extremely informative posts! I ll be trying your method and will post my results along with info on some other PCB manufacturing

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Cleaning PCB without Acetone

2006-02-06 by glasspusher2001

I have difficulty in finding acetone. Can the board be cleaned sufficiently with other chemicals like isopropyl alchohol? Don

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Best PCB yet!

2006-02-06 by Patrick Cambre

Hello Dennis, Yes, when there is more money in the bank, I think I will buy that HP1020 lazerjet printer at Best Buy. Together, with also buying inkjet

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Anyone use Print Gocco to makes PCBs?

2006-02-06 by grantfair2001

There is a Japanese product called Riso Print Gocco, which is a printing kit; apparently about a third of Japanese homes have one. To use it you produce a

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Re: Best PCB yet!

2006-02-06 by dl5012

Hi Ted, ... I bought mine on eBay. The auction just said HP, but not what type. I took a chance and got lucky. If you want to try before you invest $50, I

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Re: Best PCB yet!

2006-02-06 by dl5012

Hi Patrick, Seems like we ve got a couple threads going... ... Inkjet printers won t work for the toner transfer process. TT needs the toner to be melted.

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Re: Best PCB yet!

2006-02-06 by dl5012

Hi Patrick, ... That s right, I m not using photosensitive boards. I d like to do that because it will give the best results, but I can t locate any positive

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Re: Best PCB yet!

2006-02-06 by dl5012

Hi Bill, ... Did you determine that laser ... is this because inkjet ... the transfer of toner to the PCB? Yes, I m using inkjet transparencies in a laser

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Re: Solder mask

2006-02-05 by jcarlosmor

http://www.thinktink.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl?db|photopolymers.dat|Soldermask The price is very competitive, although the disavantage is that you must buy a roll. I

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Best PCB yet!

2006-02-05 by Patrick Cambre

Hello, one more time, Sir Dennis, Yes, if you are saying that I can use my photosmart 7450 printer, using the black and white mode, and then use inkjet

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Re: Best PCB yet!

2006-02-05 by kilocycles

Dennis, Where do you get your Inkjet transparancies? The local office supply stores here have only $50 packs. Very good-looking results with your board...I

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Best PCB yet!

2006-02-05 by Patrick Cambre

Hello again Sir Dennis, Yes, I wanted to say more Sir... I have a HP Photosmart 7450 printer...as it does a remarkable job on making b/w prints. My further

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Best PCB yet!

2006-02-05 by Patrick Cambre

Hello my friend, Yes, thank you for replying back so soon. As far as you using inkjet transparancies in making your PCBs...are you saying that you DO NOT use

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Best PCB yet!

2006-02-05 by Patrick Cambre

Hello again Sir Leon, Oh yes, I forgot to ask... What company do you deal with...in regards to the photo sensitive PCB boards? And also the transparancies?

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Best PCB yet!

2006-02-05 by Patrick Cambre

Hello Sir Leon, Yes, I have an inkjet printer and was also thinking about going the UV way. Did you ever try using the toner method? Or did you always use

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Re: Best PCB yet!

2006-02-05 by William Blair

... You re using inkjet transparencies in a laser printer, correct? Did you determine that laser transparencies wouldn t work as well? If they don t work as

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Re: Best PCB yet!

2006-02-05 by dl5012

Hi Richard, Can t reuse them, there s a coating on the transparencies and some of it gets removed during the transfer. It sometimes curls and would be too

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Re: Reusing transparencies

2006-02-05 by dl5012

Hi Richard, Can t reuse them, there s a coating on the transparencies and some of it gets removed during the transfer. It sometimes curls and would be too

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Re: Solder mask

2006-02-05 by rmustakos

... jcarlosmor, When you say real dry-film soldermask , you mean photo sensitive, right? Where can it be had? Thanks Richard

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Re: Best PCB yet!

2006-02-05 by rmustakos

... ... Dennis, Do you re-use the transparencies, or use new ones each time? Richard

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Re: Best PCB yet!

2006-02-05 by dl5012

Hi Patrick, I ve tried a couple different laser printers and haven t noticed any difference in the transfers. I m using a Lexmark Optra E+ that I picked up

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Re: Solder mask

2006-02-04 by jcarlosmor

I think that the method you recall are far most complicated and prone to failure than to apply a real soldermask. As you stated you have to be very precise

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LPC2106 ARM PCB

2006-02-04 by leon_heller

I ve just uploaded a photo of my latest creation: http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs/photos/view/bfd0?b=7 Leon

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Best PCB yet!

2006-02-04 by Patrick Cambre

Hello Sir Leon, In the future I will be buying a laser printer and start making my PCB s using the tone transfer method. Is this is what you are also using? a

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Solder mask

2006-02-04 by rmustakos

Does anyone have experience with, or know of, think sheet solder mask that has adhesive on one side? I recall seeing a company that sold rework equipment

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Re: DIY spray etching tank

2006-02-03 by Richard

ok Keith, I m having trouble with downloading pics into my PC right now; but as soon as I get that figured out; or if I can find a pic of them already in my

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Best PCB yet!

2006-02-03 by Leon Heller

I ve just made a nice little board - it s a Philips LPC2106 ARM system on a 42 mm by 55 mm PCB. It s all SMT apart from the power connector, JTAG and

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Why to bag your dremel..

2006-02-03 by Alan King

http://www.modellights.com/images/cnc/inthebag.jpg The whitish green pile near the tool tip represents about 50 x .04 worth of ultrafine PCB dust. Much

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New file uploaded to Homebrew_PCBs

2006-02-03 by Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Homebrew_PCBs group. File :

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advise on replacement printer needed

2006-02-03 by dhar2kma

Hello y all; I have been manufacturing some pcb s using the toner transfer method very succesfully, but my old Epson Action Laser 1500 has finally gone belly

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Re: DIY spray etching tank

2006-02-02 by Keith Applegarth

I d be interested in seeing the smaller ones. I am getting really tired of doing it by hand. Would you be willing to sell one? Keith

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Re: DIY spray etching tank

2006-02-02 by jcarlosmor

Thank you very much for your info Randy! In fact, I believe that I saw your page some time ago (just when I was starting working with the Bungard machine) and

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Re: New file uploaded to Homebrew_PCBs

2006-02-02 by Steve

... Instead of saving space by highly compressing (which I appreciate), instead don t use such a huge background. Just add enough below the PCB to contain the

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Moderator note about file names

2006-02-02 by Steve Greenfield

/Toner_Transfer/TT-top(magnified).jpg I ve corrected this file name. Please don t use spaces or punctuation in file names. It may prevent the viewing of the

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CNC Software for routing PCB

2006-02-02 by PPC

Hi, can I have your suggestions on what CNC software is best for routing PCB particularly for converting from DXF to GCodes? Thanks in advance for any info.

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New file uploaded to Homebrew_PCBs

2006-02-02 by Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Homebrew_PCBs group. File :

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New file uploaded to Homebrew_PCBs

2006-02-01 by Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Homebrew_PCBs group. File :

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