Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Making a homebrew board using QFN packages
2006-01-25 by Mike Young
You could reflow it in a wok. Solder paste is (relatively) cheap: $16 at http://www.stencilsunlimited.com/solder_products.php. As to skillets being less than
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Re: Making a homebrew board using QFN packages
2006-01-25 by derekhawkins
... Google soldering qfn
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Making a homebrew board using QFN packages
2006-01-25 by Stefan Trethan
Not a problem, i have done two boards now with thin QFN (32 and 24 pin i think both 0.5mm spacing). The thermal pad is a bit of a pain though, since one IC
8 mil tracks with JetStar film
2006-01-25 by leon_heller
I just made a board using 8 mil tracks with the JetStar Premium film sample that Mega sent me. They came out very well with no over-etching - all the tracks
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Making a homebrew board using QFN packages
2006-01-25 by Leon Heller
http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller ... From: Anthony To: Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 3:24 PM
Making a homebrew board using QFN packages
2006-01-25 by Anthony
After great success with through hole boards, I have a new project starting, one of the components I want to use is the nRF905 from nordic semiconductor, the
Motorized Stage and Stuff
2006-01-25 by scratch_6057
Starting to consider designing / building my own Dremel Based CNC system and after dissecting a couple of Inkjet printers and a flatbed scanner I just picked
Re: TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-24 by Steve
... http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TransferSolutions/ The only inkjet printers that do white are very expensive printers for printing directly onto dark
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] George Foreman
2006-01-24 by Leon Heller
... From: soffee83 To: Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 12:35 AM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] George Foreman
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Power Tools for cutting PCBs-Was: Re: Cheap rotary tools at Harbor Freight
2006-01-24 by Evan Dudzik
I have a small table saw that I use, i got it on ebay for about $40. It s just a very small saw, uses a 4 or 4-1/2 blade (can t remember), the blade that
Power Tools for cutting PCBs-Was: Re: Cheap rotary tools at Harbor Freight
2006-01-24 by Ben
Table Saw or a Sheet Metal Shear are the best ways that I have found. I have used a Table Saw with a Dry/Wet Diamond blade, Table saw is a 10 but Diamond
George Foreman
2006-01-24 by soffee83
Hi, Doubt I d mess with this, but I just caught a behind the scenes glimpse of a new George Foreman grill my mother got for Christmas. They ve now made it so
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-23 by Leon Heller
... From: soffee83 To: Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:34 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: TT - 1st
Re: TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-23 by soffee83
... wrote: Will an inkjet printer make white? Not any I ve had here. :( After getting a laser for PCB s, I m finally realizing how much I hated the inks. Even
Re: TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-23 by alan00463
... get ... I just searched through Yahoo! Groups with the words transfer solutions and didn t find any such group. I am thinking about getting the WhiteTRF
Re: TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-23 by Steve
... They ve been working on it for several years. Last I d heard, it was in the almost here, a few bugs to work out state. But I d not been following it for
Power Tools for cutting PCBs-Was: Re: Cheap rotary tools at Harbor Freight
2006-01-23 by kilocycles
... Well, some of the stuff I do falls under the Homebrew_PCBs topic, but it s not related to printing and etching. For example, I need to make four 2 x 8
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: homebrew laser plotter
2006-01-23 by Yngve Dahlstrom
Leon Heller wrote: ----- Original Message ----- From: Adam Seychell To:
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-23 by Stefan Trethan
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:56:06 +0100, Mike Young ... I m not aware of any white toner. As far as i know the only way to get white is
Re: TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-23 by alan00463
... transparencies, of ... I phoned the printer. The woman at the print shop said that yes, they could print in white toner using the color laser printer
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-23 by Mike Young
... From: alan00463 ... Do they really have white toner? I would think any printing process is inherently subtractive, CMYK, rather
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-23 by Mike Young
... From: alan00463 ... Or, print black toner on normal transfer paper. In step 14, transfer the black legend toner to the component
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: homebrew laser plotter
2006-01-23 by Leon Heller
... From: Adam Seychell To: Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 2:40 AM Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: homebrew laser plotter
2006-01-23 by Adam Seychell
... I d be interested what you have discovered about photofilms for a home made plotter. Let us know anything that converts your cheap laser into raster
Re: What spindles are in use?
2006-01-23 by idaho_huckleberry
... Thank you, looks like way to much work, looks like I will be shopping for a dremmel or a look alike. Dave Miller
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: PRess-n-peel blue
2006-01-23 by Kim Currier
What would you suggest? Kim ... From: microsoftwarecontrol To: Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: PRess-n-peel blue
2006-01-23 by Kim Currier
... From: microsoftwarecontrol To: Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 9:35 AM Subject: Re:
Re: homebrew laser plotter
2006-01-23 by roel_cnc
... lense, a ... cloth ... photosensitive film ? ... on ... to ... on ... processed ... building ... up to ... hi Adam, Drum type would be nice but controlling
Re: TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-23 by alan00463
Thanks to all for your comments and helpful suggestions. I have revised my roadmap, and look forward to beginning the journey very soon. Alan
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] homebrew laser plotter
2006-01-22 by Adam Seychell
... Are you talking a rotating drum laser photoplotter ? Any idea of suitable low cost (
Re: Newbie...how best to cut pre sensitised pcb?
2006-01-22 by Richard
fwiw, I use a shear. I have a Pexto 37 kick-shear, but I only use that when I m making panels out of full 36x48 sheets. I picked up one of those old Kepro
homebrew laser plotter
2006-01-22 by roel_cnc
i like the idea of making me own laserplotter. tested: a pointerlaser (some cheap thing) with an extra focus lense, a red sensible film gave me super fine
Re: Conformal coating
2006-01-22 by Richard
Joaquim: my experience with conformal coatings in an industrial environment has led me to feel that they are -worse- than bare board, unless you are positive
Re: What spindles are in use?
2006-01-22 by Richard
Stefan, thanks for the ref to Herb... Chris, appreciate the detailed description of your shop-made spindle. Alan asked: Is there an advantage to having speeds
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Conformal coating
2006-01-22 by chuck mancuso
Hi Joaquim: It depends on how you want the board to look. I ve used Tool Dip , in the spray can, on some boards that spent a summer underground in an
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-22 by Henry Carl Ott
... This one can really bite you. It helps a lot to always have some text on the layer to be fabricated to so you can see if it is mirrored or not.. -carl
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Cheap rotary tools at Harbor Freight
2006-01-22 by Leon Heller
... From: alan00463 To: Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 5:49 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Cheap
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Cheap rotary tools at Harbor Freight
2006-01-22 by David P Harris
Different methods work, I have used successfully: a heavy duty paper guillotine and a sheet metal shear. There are small relatively inexpensive shears
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-22 by Stefan Trethan
... Note that usually you see through the PCB in a layout software, that means you would not mirror any transfer to the bottom and mirror all transfers for
Re: TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-22 by Bob_xyz
... wrote: ... If you are putting the image on the bottom side of the PCB, it should not be reversed. Picture what the image will look like viewing it
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-22 by Leon Heller
... From: alan00463 To: Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 5:45 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] TT - 1st time
Re: TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-22 by alan00463
... I forgot: 4.5 Scrub bare Cu board w/ nylon scouring pad. Let dry.
Re: Cheap rotary tools at Harbor Freight
2006-01-22 by alan00463
... Yes, that would work fine, I d think. How about the score-n-snap method, i.e. score with a razor-knife and a metal straitedge, then snap it on the edge
TT - 1st time Roadmap to Success
2006-01-22 by alan00463
First Time Road Map to Success Since I don t have someone experienced standing next to me to show me the techniques, I figure I d need a road map in order to
Re: Cheap rotary tools at Harbor Freight
2006-01-22 by kilocycles
Alan, Now that you mention it, I have a saw table I haven t used in years that mounts a regular 7 - 7/14-in circular saw. The carbide blades for those saws
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: PRess-n-peel blue
2006-01-22 by microsoftwarecontrol
you need better heat thransfer equipment. ... From: Kim Currier To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 10:15 PM Subject: Re:
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: PRess-n-peel blue
2006-01-22 by Kim Currier
Hi everyone. I purchased some press and peel Blue, and tried the first board. I was not real pleased, but I am SURE it isn t the products fault. I used the
Re: Cheap rotary tools at Harbor Freight
2006-01-22 by alan00463
... Let us know how that works on PC board. Now that you men- tioned it, I think I will see about getting a diamond blade for my table saw to cut PC board.
RE: Cheap rotary tools at Harbor Freight
2006-01-21 by Ted Bruce
I m still using the same two reconditioned HF bits from their $9.95 box of bits package. Over 600 holes drilled so far. Based on the comment as to how best to
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Newbie...how best to cut pre sensitised pcb?
2006-01-21 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 1/21/2006 11:46:02 A.M. Central Standard Time, Ian@Mollyology.com writes: I also have one of those really small circular saws but it wears