Homebrew PCBs

I've always wanted to do silkscreen plotting with my HP plotter. However, I
don't know where to get an ink that will withstand the heat of soldering.
Anybody have any ideas?

Could an HP plotter be used to plot on a soldermask as well? What type of
ink could harden to withstand the temperatures but also flow through a
normal HP plotter pen?

*Brian


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perhaps with silkscreen printing ? ;-)

3 other ideas that spring to mind:

Plotter (multicolor, slow)
toner transfer (black, maybe slightly conductive)
various "transfer sheets" like t-shirt transfer

ST

On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:45:29 -0500, Brian Schmalz <brian.s@...> 
wrote:

> I've always wanted to do silkscreen plotting with my HP plotter. 
> However, I
> don't know where to get an ink that will withstand the heat of soldering.
> Anybody have any ideas?
>

PLEASE can we switch over to calling it component outline or component 
legend.
a silkscreen printing is just that - anything printed with silkscreen.

May not be confusing for you native english speakers but it is certainly 
for me.

thanks

ST


I'm sorry i can not help you with the ink.
standard OHP pen won't work (you can solder directly on staedtler red).

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan 
<stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:45:29 -0500, Brian Schmalz <brian.s@l...> 
> wrote:
...
> PLEASE can we switch over to calling it component outline or 
component 
> legend.
> a silkscreen printing is just that - anything printed with 
silkscreen.
> 
> May not be confusing for you native english speakers but it is 
certainly 
> for me.
> 

amen!

no, its confusing to native english speakers as well.  I prefer 
legend since its not just outlines, names or values.

Phil