2005-05-27 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 26 May 2005 23:36:18 +0200, Robert Hedan ... I have tried most of those in the past (with inkjet paper), and it just didn t work out. Without the
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2005-05-27 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 26 May 2005 23:24:04 +0200, mycroft2152 ... I don t know if you noticed that this is a mailing list EVERYONE can describe HIS
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2005-05-27 by Brian Clancy
Track pins are available from Harwin in PCB diameters of 0.84 and 1.0mm
suitable for a PCB thickness of 1.59mm. They are available from Farnell In One at
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2005-05-26 by Alan King
... Just got some of the parchment to try, feels great. Inside of roll is slightly more textured than the outside, inside being what s normally going to get
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2005-05-26 by Robert Hedan
I don t think Stefan pushed his product too hard (although I m still wondering if I should press charges for spamming :D ). And I like reading when people
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2005-05-26 by Robert Hedan
What i wonder sometimes is if it would be easier to sand one edge of the board to a centered sharp edge and simply fold the paper over.. ST BINGO! :) Kind
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2005-05-26 by mycroft2152
Hey Stefan, Lighten up a little bit and stop kicking a dead horse, you made your point. Not everyone wants to or has the room for the guts to an old laser
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2005-05-26 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 26 May 2005 22:26:57 +0200, Robert Hedan ... luckily, if you coat the pages with high-temp silicone yourself it is everything but non-stick, you can t
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2005-05-26 by Robert Hedan
Has anyone figured out how to align the 2 sides for single-pass transfer for 2-layer PCBs? Silicone is non-stick, I m not sure how to keep the 2 sheets aligned
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2005-05-26 by microsoftwarecontrol
yes. pcb quality should be talken about after etching.
From my experience, bad etching do happen even toner transfer is
looking good.
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2005-05-26 by microsoftwarecontrol
laser printer s fuser, is heated at single side. may be not good for double sided PCB buy a cheap laminator, should be much better choice. ... From: frajopea
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2005-05-26 by microsoftwarecontrol
It is terrible. At Walmart, 29 CAD, that is 24USD, one laminator with spring at bottom, double side heated. It is the best thing you need. 200USD to buy one
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2005-05-26 by uhmgawa
... Name/manufacturer of the laminator is? -- uhmgawa@member.fsf.org www.gnu.org
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2005-05-26 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 26 May 2005 21:12:59 +0200, microsoftwarecontrol ... Too right, OTOH i have never etched a good board with a bad transfer ;-) ST
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2005-05-26 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 26 May 2005 21:09:57 +0200, microsoftwarecontrol ... I regularly make 2-sided, not a problem at all. The lower roller is rubber which you can use
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2005-05-26 by Stefan Trethan
... Why not print the battery too? With how long stuff is built to last nowadays the whole device is thrown out long before it is empty anyway ;-) ST
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2005-05-26 by Alan King
BTW for whoever mentioned the ink jet circuitry, they are working on more than just the circuitry too. Like print out a whole remote etc as one solid object,
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2005-05-26 by Stefan Trethan
... dunno, depends on how experienced you are with such things. I think it took about an hour to mount mine to a board, attach the motor, and put the temp.
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2005-05-26 by KD5NWA
I bought a H200, 9 wide for $99 at Office Depot in the U.S.A. but look through the archives, recently there was a mention of it selling for $40 at a discount
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2005-05-26 by Ed Okerson
How much work is required to take the fuser out of an old laser printer and make it a stand alone unit? Is the power supply from the laser printer usable, or
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2005-05-26 by mycroft2152
It depends where you live. they are availible on line and on eBay. the are also stock items at Office supply stores, like Staples, and Office MAX in the US.
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2005-05-26 by Stefan Trethan
... ebay has them for sure. You just need a scrapped printer or copier, you could get one of those at ebay, but i ve seen separate fusers there too. Ask local
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2005-05-26 by frajopea
Stefan, Where can I buy one of those online? if the price is low enough to justify the work involved in the modification it could be an option for me. Fp
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2005-05-26 by Stefan Trethan
... you could also use a fuser from a old printer or copier. can probably be found for free. ST
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2005-05-26 by frajopea
I ve had it with the clothes iron. Can anybody tell me where to buy the GBC H200 laminator at a good price? Thanks Fp
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2005-05-26 by mycroft2152
James, I attach a small piece of the RPP to a regular sheet of paper with a label. I started this way with the more expensive films to save money. Myc ... not
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2005-05-26 by James RM
The Closest thing I know of is Glad Bake: www.glad.com.au/products.asp?id=2 But I have found it to thin to feed through my Laser printers regards James ...
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2005-05-26 by mycroft2152
The database with the paper/toner comparisons is here at this site. Check over on the left side of the page for a listing of all the databases. The laser foil
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2005-05-26 by Alan King
... Yeah for 1 or 2 maybe, but try doing about 10 or 20 per board. Punch a button, go away, and come back and they re all done is way easier. You ll easily
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2005-05-26 by KD5NWA
I use silver color Laser Foil to label the component side, it s really not silver color, but more an aluminum color but it works for it s intended purpose. I
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2005-05-26 by KD5NWA
I own the H200 and it works out pretty well for me. That model heats the rollers instead of heating the document before going through cold rollers. I use it at
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2005-05-26 by Stefan Trethan
It appears much easier, IMO, to just buy a big spool of thin wire, and thread it through all vias in a board (in one piece). then solder, then cut the
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2005-05-26 by Alan King
... Still sounds like a bit of work though not too bad. ... It is a lot of hassle and work for light or medium work. Thinking about it again, I see that it
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2005-05-26 by Stefan Trethan
... even without the HV working ~50% are transferred just by chance. Still, i do not think it will work. If you show me a picture of a direct printed PCB
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2005-05-26 by Alan King
... Just found my foil and did a large test. One letter i didn t make it, likely due to the wrinkling of the foil. 99% success on a 6 x6 piece of foil.
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2005-05-26 by mycroft2152
The Reynolds Parchemnt Paper may also be called Butcher s paper or Baker s paper. Originallly these were wax coated paperrs, but in today s environment,
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2005-05-26 by idaho_huckleberry
I drilled the hole with a regular through the board IC pin sized drill bit (sorry, I an away from home and don t have the drill size handy), then used the pen
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2005-05-26 by Adam Seychell
... Once upon a time I believed PTH could be made simple, with minimal equipment and was just a matter of knowing the right things, but I have learned first
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2005-05-26 by Leon Heller
... From: Stefan Trethan To: Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 10:45 AM Subject: Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs]
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2005-05-26 by Adam Seychell
... I would admit that getting holes conductive is probably the most problematic step the process, but I would say on a whole compared to all the other steps,
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2005-05-26 by Stefan Trethan
Thanks Adam, that tells me my guess it will not be worth the effort for me was correct. In 3 hours i can via a lot of holes with wire, if need be, and 99.9% of
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2005-05-26 by Adam Seychell
... I happen to find chemistry fascinating, which I guess started since I was introduced to the subject back in high school. Because it this I was able to
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2005-05-26 by Stefan Trethan
... Well, hole wall activation is apparently the hardest part of it all. Silver paint costs like 1eur/g, so it is relatively expensive. there is much cheaper
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2005-05-26 by Thomas
I was at a machine shop here in Jakarta several weeks ago and they do selective plating etc for Aircraft parts, they had also repaired an Engine Block in a
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2005-05-26 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 26 May 2005 05:46:00 +0200, Robert Hedan ... That says it all. ST
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2005-05-26 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 26 May 2005 07:42:04 +0200, Robert Hedan ... 600dpi does all that is available now. 300dpi limits you a bit, 1200 should be good. ST
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2005-05-26 by Stefan Trethan
... And more importantly, who is gonna pay for it? The starting set of chemicals is so expensive i can have the boards done professionally. ST
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2005-05-26 by Russell Shaw
... Arts n crafts shops have all kinds of weird paper, and a few interesting chemicals for coatings. Sign-makers shops have various glossy papers too.
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2005-05-26 by Thomas
Reynolds® Parchment Paper is a grease-proof, silicone-coated vegetable parchment paper. It is excellent for TT and making PCB s, cooking en papillote (a
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2005-05-26 by Robert Hedan
I ve only got an InkJet printer so I m looking for an adequate laser printer. Is this model up to the task of decent trace quality with 1200x1200 dpi?
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