RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Minor production run?
2005-05-30 by leon_heller
... least a ... I ve just used CustomPCB in Kuala Lumpur for a small run of 30 single- sided PCBs. They were a lot cheaper than my usual suppliers, quality was
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Re: DIY Drilling station
2005-05-30 by Steve
NASA did this to get a perfectly flat floor, poured epoxy a few inches deep onto a cement slab. Well, technically it s going to follow the curvature of the
[Homebrew_PCBs] DIY Drilling station
2005-05-30 by Robert Hedan
BINGO! Thanks Alan! I ve been mulling over how to get a perfectly level platform and I think I have it. If you look under the top of a small table saw,
RE : RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Minor production run?
2005-05-30 by Robert Hedan
I ve got my eye on them also. If you check the chart, the price is the same for 10 day lead time as well; 50% reduction in waiting. 7 day is only $20 more,
Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Minor production run?
2005-05-30 by Alan King
... http://www.pcb4less.com/ PROTOTYPE & PRODUCTION PRICE TABLE - UNIT PRICE Quantity 20 Day 15 Day 10 Day 7 Day 5 Day 4 Day 3 Day 2 Day 25 $6.73
Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Minor production run?
2005-05-30 by Alan King
... If you re doing mid-scale, it may not even be much more. Get the stuff and sensitize your own boards, and it works out reasonably cheap. I normally
RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Minor production run?
2005-05-29 by Robert Hedan
Yeah, I m going to have to do some math. I have a 1st run of 20 demos or so, I plan on doing those myself. But the more I work trying to find an alternative
Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-29 by Alan King
... Ok here are my results and what I see.. First off, mainly used the outside so far since it s smoother. Going to try the inside since it may be better,
Re: Minor production run?
2005-05-29 by mycroft2152
Hi Robert, I read yourpost about doing a minor production run of 100 8.5 x 11 pcbs. There are definitely scaling up problems. Here are a few for your
RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Looking for the gentleman who sells color laser refills
2005-05-29 by Robert Hedan
And black laser refills for: - Konica/Minolta 1350W PagePro. - HP 2100 LaserJet. Thanks. Robert ... De : Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Looking for the gentleman who sells color laser refills
2005-05-29 by Steve
Forgot who you are, don t have your website bookmarked. Need to find out price and availability of toner for my color laser. Please email me off list. I also
Re: RE : RE : Linking to Files RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-29 by Steve
You mean you are using optical -zoom- not digital zoom. Every digital camera is also optical in that they all use lenses. It still appears pixellated. I see
Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-29 by Stefan Trethan
On Sun, 29 May 2005 17:48:48 +0200, Robert Hedan ... I think someone has tried it, look in the archives. you need pressure, and heat, both in the right amount
RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-29 by Robert Hedan
Ok, so we want to make sure the temperature is spread evenly. What if we change approach? Instead of putting the heat onto the transfer, why not put the
Re: RE : RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-29 by Stefan Trethan
We want something like 160C. Remember presses have shown problems with unevenness in the past, i would not like to go there without having positive reports
RE : RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-29 by Robert Hedan
Exactly how hot do we want to expose the transfer paper? What temperature do we need to affect the toner? I ve been thinking of these flat electric grills at
Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-29 by microsoftwarecontrol
to modify laminator is a thing must been done. laminator seems setting at temperature just above 100C. Far from good result for TT. Fuser in laser printer,
Re: RE : RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-29 by Stefan Trethan
I think the laminators can be converted for thicker boards and slower speed, but i don t think they do one-pass easily. Try to get a fuser, IMO it is the most
RE : RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-29 by Robert Hedan
Well, I got excellent results printing onto PlayBoy magazines. The lines were extremely crisp. The problem occurred during passing through the laminator, the
Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-29 by Stefan Trethan
On Sun, 29 May 2005 07:52:38 +0200, Robert Hedan ... Robert, you are seeing much the same thing i saw back then when trying baking paper. The coating is just
RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-29 by Robert Hedan
And now for the really stupid question: Do you print on the inner surface of the roll? I tried that and I m getting decent printing, but the transfer is a
New file uploaded to Homebrew_PCBs
2005-05-29 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 :
New file uploaded to Homebrew_PCBs
2005-05-29 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 :
RE : RE : Linking to Files RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-29 by Robert Hedan
Nope, no pixellation, just magnification under a microscope instead of software zooming. Optical means using lenses like in older cameras (think of a
Re: RE : Linking to Files RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-29 by Steve
... It is a ... microscope is on ... there s no ... It looks pixellated. That s what I m going on. What do you mean by optical camera ? Digital camera? What
RE : Linking to Files RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-29 by Robert Hedan
BTW, I can tell you are scanning at way past your scanners optical resolution, my guess is about 3 or 4 times the optical resolution. It is a waste of time
Linking to Files RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-28 by Steve
... them ... First a peeve of mine: spaces in file names. Leave spaces out. If you really feel the need, use an underscore. When used in filenames on the web,
RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper, ooops
2005-05-28 by Robert Hedan
D uh, that would be me. I deleted the files and re-uploaded them, and forgetting the Yahoo assigned names would change. They are back in the Files Section
Re: RE : RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-28 by Stefan Trethan
... initially, they did work, but today i got a file not found. ST
RE : RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-28 by KD5NWA
Did anyone get the links to work? Even after pasting it together it tells me the document is missing. Can someone that go it to work re-post it? If you enter
Re: RE : RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-28 by Stefan Trethan
If you use tinyurl, also post the long version, nobody knows how long tinyurl will last etc. (also, many people like to know where they are going). What i
Re: RE : RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-28 by Ed Okerson
Robert, When your links are this long it is really helpful to push them through tinyurl.com and then post the result from that to the list. Ed ... them ...
Re: RE : RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-28 by Alan King
... Which is still relatively meaningless if that happens to be your worst transferring toner..
Re: RE : RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-28 by Stefan Trethan
On Sat, 28 May 2005 13:53:45 +0200, Robert Hedan ... sure, what i wanted to say is it might not be worth the effort perfecting one step if you run into trouble
RE : RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-28 by Robert Hedan
Yeah, but if the transfer looks like crap, the transfer isn t going to magically fill in gaps in the pattern. Right now all I m doing is printing and examining
Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-28 by Stefan Trethan
On Sat, 28 May 2005 09:30:44 +0200, Robert Hedan ... When you have a decent print, try transferring, as soon as you have a decent transfer, etch. Do not spend
RE : RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-28 by Robert Hedan
Oh poo, the links are screwed up. You have to copy and reconstitute them elsewhere, and then paste into the Internet Explorer bar. The 2 files are in the
RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-28 by Robert Hedan
More data, got the HP 2100 today. I thought a glimpse at 10x magnification would be interesting. I can go much further if you wish, just ask, but we get a
Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-28 by Steve
Huh? He didn t even mention using a hacked laser printer fuser in that message. And I don t see how it would be wrong if he had mentioned it. It ain t like
Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-28 by Steve
... Yes, baker s sheets or baker s paper. Look for the word silicone . Not butcher paper, that is usually the same as freezer paper, which is a plastic coated
RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Direct printing
2005-05-27 by Robert Hedan
What about drawing the line you want cut, placing a steel straight-edge along it and running an old soldering iron? You can make multiple passes and use
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Direct printing
2005-05-27 by Alan King
... While I m still going to get a cheap laminator, and like the Reynolds on basic testing, all the little extras and gotchas make me really want direct
RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-27 by Robert Hedan
I didn t have a smearing problem, it was missing pixels. I checked the results again, my eyes were killing me when I was testing. :) And I m missing more
[Homebrew_PCBs] Testing Parchment Paper
2005-05-27 by Robert Hedan
Forgot to mention one important thing, this was on the silkscreen side of the board, not the copper side. I wanted to see if the laminator was able to at
Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-27 by dbarlow@bobdbob.com
... I have the Konika/Minolta 2300DL color printer. I found with anything but standard paper I must adjust the paper type setting to get full adhesion.
Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-27 by Alan King
... Similar here with 6L and ironing. I did rush everything and little prep just to get an idea of how it d work. Note that where it did get things to stick
RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-27 by Robert Hedan
First test results: Konica/Minolta PagePro 1350W laser printer GBC laminator H300 Chef s Select parchement paper Printing to ordinary paper: - no missing
Re: RE : RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-27 by Phil
time to learn about gerber format. I create gerbers for the top and bottom layers, appropriately mirrored. Then, using Pentalogix Viewmate (free download),
Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-27 by Stefan Trethan
... I wonder if it is slick on the business side? Do 2 pieces slide against each other? tried all kitchen papers i had back then and none would exit the
Re: RE : RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] New paper for TT! Reynolds Parchment Paper
2005-05-27 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 26 May 2005 23:43:03 +0200, Robert Hedan ... My software is the same (not qcad, but lack of function). The stupid thing has panelizing feature,