New cheap UK etchant tank... thoughts...
2005-11-20 by Kev Pearce (kevp.com)
Hi all, Anyone in the UK seen/used/have opions on a new addition to the Maplin catalogue... http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=45927&doy=20m11 Dims:
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Re: need information about laser printer
2005-11-20 by AHMED OSMAN
THNX I WILL TRY AND TELL YOU ABOUT MY GRADUATION NEWS many thnx ... find a
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Board stock?
2005-11-20 by David Griffith
... There are a few people on Ebay selling surplussed board stock. That s where I get mine. -- David Griffith dgriffi@cs.csubak.edu
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Homebrew hot air system
2005-11-20 by Stefan Trethan
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 20:30:37 +0100, Mike Young ... There s something about making a pencil on the web, several pages i think. However,
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: laser printing directly to the copper boards?
2005-11-20 by Stefan Trethan
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 20:24:48 +0100, cristian ...
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Tinning the board? silver/tin solder or copper/tin solder?
2005-11-20 by Stefan Trethan
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 20:05:59 +0100, Mike Young ... That s really rather cheap, compared to the usual prices for SMD paste sold in
Homebrew hot air system
2005-11-20 by Mike Young
So I m really curious why low air volume hair dryers (hot air systems) are so expensive. Any thoughts on how to make a small one? How hot does it have to be?
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Board stock?
2005-11-20 by Stefan Trethan
... retail prices are just too high (maybe a bit under 1eur for a 100x160mm pcb). BUT, cutoffs from PCB houses are really cheap. Now if you don t know any or
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: laser printing directly to the copper boards?
2005-11-20 by cristian
... $400+ is not a fortune, if it works. Try to remember where to read about that, please. Cristian
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Tinning the board? silver/tin solder or copper/tin solder?
2005-11-20 by Mike Young
Now I m really curious if you can just stick on the SMT packages at the same time. Would you use that paste without a solder mask? just slather it on like
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Tinning the board?
2005-11-20 by Mike Young
I use Tinnit. The only drawback is having to keep it warmer than 120 deg. F in use. It precipitates into a white goo when it s cold. ... From: Jim Miller
[Homebrew_PCBs] Tinning the board? silver/tin solder or copper/tin solder?
2005-11-20 by Stefan Trethan
Hi, while we are at the subject, i want to buy some paste for this application. I have tried it with old (lead) paste and it works well, but i don t feel
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Tinning the board?
2005-11-20 by Stefan Trethan
... There was a discussion about using paint-on plumbers soldering paste a while ago, which works really well i must say. ST
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Image editing for printing
2005-11-20 by Stefan Trethan
... I have indeed (gimp for windows), but it was also terribly slow. I dunno what it is with new software, i dunno what they do, but it is just REALLY slow,
Re: Image editing for printing
2005-11-20 by Steve
... As far as size in memory, there is no difference in size. Only in storage. Photoshop Elements is $100 if you aren t buying a camera. I doubt they give it
Board stock?
2005-11-20 by Jim Miller
After watching the thread on CustomPCB vs Olimex vs whoever for finished boards it strikes me that all the pricing I ve seen for naked board stock is pretty
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Image editing for printing
2005-11-20 by Stefan Trethan
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 18:38:52 +0100, Mike Young ... Thanks, but it doesn t seem quite ideal to me to buy a camera ;-) I can t export
Tinning the board?
2005-11-20 by Jim Miller
How do folks here tin their boards after they re etched? tnx jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: A $500.00 "UV" non-trivial exposure box.....
2005-11-20 by lists
In article , ... I ve been using a Cannon S4500 with 3M film (couldn t easily find Cannon film) and it seems OK to me.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Image editing for printing
2005-11-20 by Mike Young
Not quite free, but almost... Photoshop Elements is a limited function version of Photoshop, and shipped with every Canon camera I bought. Maybe buy a cheap
[Homebrew_PCBs] Image editing for printing
2005-11-20 by Stefan Trethan
Hi, this is kind of off topic on topic. I need a recommendation for a FREE image editing software that i can use to copy multiple TIFF images together into one
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] CustomPCB and PCBEx
2005-11-20 by Mike Young
... From: Alan King ... Depends on your point of view, of course. 6x4 is a pretty good size. I m haven t found a service that even comes
Re: Free GBC 9" Laminator at Staples
2005-11-20 by bob_ledoux
This appears to be the same machine Pulsar.gs includes in their starter package. It works good on .032 material. It won t handle the thicker stuff. -- In
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] CustomPCB and PCBEx
2005-11-20 by Alan King
... Did you see the price in your links? :) No extra charge isn t too much of a bargain if the price is astronomical in the first place.. CustomPCB has ten
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] need information about laser printer
2005-11-20 by Stefan Trethan
... In the database section on the group homepage (link below) you ll find a list of printers that worked or didn t work. One for transparencies/photoprocess
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: laser printing directly to the copper boards?
2005-11-20 by Stefan Trethan
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 07:49:43 +0100, cristian ... Not me, no, but there was a very, very short page about it somewhere, and the guy
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Free GBC 9" Laminator at Staples
2005-11-20 by Stefan Trethan
... Ah i see you get a refund afterwards. That is uncommon here, well, with mobile phones it is common you get some free time if you register, but usually, if
Newbie laminator question
2005-11-20 by morriso2002
Hi all, I have seen ads for laminators with different mechanisms including hot rollers, hot plate or hot shoe. What is the difference, and what type is best
Re: Print onto copper with epson
2005-11-20 by Steve
... ago and ... think it ... etching. ... sublimation. ... Read up on inkjet dye sublimation printing here: http://www.dyesub.org The short answer is no. The
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Print onto copper with epson
2005-11-20 by cristian
... As they say, you have to pre-coat the metal plate, to allow sublimation. Will that allow etching? Will it be removable after etching? Cristian
Re: Free GBC 9" Laminator at Staples
2005-11-20 by Steve
1. They figure you ll buy other things too. 2. Many people just never get around to mailing in the rebate (as I sheepishly hide the $30 in rebates I just
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: laser printing directly to the copper boards?
2005-11-20 by cristian
... Have you tried on a PCB? Cristian
need information about laser printer
2005-11-20 by AHMED OSMAN
hi all may i participate wit this intersesting group i am in the final year in faculty of engineering my graduation project is automated pcb system i have to
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Diptrace
2005-11-20 by Stefan Trethan
On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 15:22:04 +0100, Mark E. Haase ... Believe me, using an autorouter does not mean one is advanced. It just shows one is
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] CustomPCB and PCBEx
2005-11-19 by Mike Young
Since today is apparently my turn to be Google-whore: http://www.olimex.com/pcb/protod.html http://www.olimex.com/pcb/oshedule.html Hit their main site for
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Print onto copper with epson
2005-11-19 by Stefan Trethan
... LOL, i wrote a very similar post before reading yours... But this one is a sublimation printer. It needs plastic to print on. You ll see they sell special
Homebrew_PCBs] MicroDry to board?
2005-11-19 by Stefan Trethan
Has anyone ever seen one of these close up? I ve read they can print on metal surfaces, but do they produce a continous layer? They have tapes with resin on
Print onto copper with epson
2005-11-19 by Lez
Anyone ever seen one of these work. http://www.novachromeusa.com/Epssublijet.html I once had to fit some pc s into a small sign shop about 5 years ago and they
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] CustomPCB and PCBEx
2005-11-19 by Stefan Trethan
As you say, give your money to someone else, that s just ridiculous. I think some places even cut the smaller boards out for you, for free, with no extra
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: laser printing directly to the copper boards?
2005-11-19 by Stefan Trethan
... You still have the trouble with the shorted charge. I tried printing on aluminum foil, and it showed only about 50% of the toner will be transferred,
CustomPCB and PCBEx
2005-11-19 by Alan King
From PCBEx: Thanks for your inquiry. We reviewed your picture of PCB design and found there are multiple projects/or multiple parts on one board, which is
Re: laser printing directly to the copper boards?
2005-11-19 by Dave
... year or ... then ... maybe a ... beats ... sheet ... where ... Ok, this is probably a Real Dumb idea, but I ll toss it out, just on the chance that it
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Thin Copper Clad?
2005-11-19 by Mike Young
http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=445&type=store
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: laser printer transparency film any good?
2005-11-19 by Mike Young
... From: Stefan Trethan To: Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 11:20 AM Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs]
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Free GBC 9" Laminator at Staples
2005-11-19 by Stefan Trethan
Now why would they do something like that? Having exactly ... one ... in stock (that a employee takes) and saying sorry, we are out, but there s this other
Free GBC 9" Laminator at Staples
2005-11-19 by mycroft2152
For those of you in the US who are looking at buying a laminator, here s a Black Friday Special. (Black Friday is the shopping day after Thanksgiving.) Staples
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: laser printer transparency film any good?
2005-11-19 by Stefan Trethan
... LOL, that would really be impossible. As far as i know a blade is the only way, that ain t no good for the paint. There are some removers/cleaners, but
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: laser printer transparency film any good?
2005-11-19 by Stefan Trethan
On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 16:28:24 +0100, matt clement ... Don t use a window sqeegee, use a metal one. i dunno what it is normally used for
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Thin Copper Clad?
2005-11-19 by Jim Miller
the price was what i was questioning. is there a web source in the USA that has reasonable prices? google hasn t yielded anything yet. tnx jim
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: laser printer transparency film any good?
2005-11-19 by Lez
lol try getting it off the glass afterwards! I once use some silicone to temporary fasten two plastic bats to the fron of the cab I was driving, they lasted