Printer modification..?

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Davy

I wonder if a printer could be modified to print directly on 'coppe
clad boards' for making printed circuits, whether laser o
bubblejet

Obviously the ink would have to be resistant to the etching fluid an
obviously has to be a straight feed through it

One of my latest crazed thoughts, what do you think...

Dav
 
Davy said:
I wonder if a printer could be modified to print directly on 'copper
clad boards' for making printed circuits, whether laser or
bubblejet?

Obviously the ink would have to be resistant to the etching fluid and
obviously has to be a straight feed through it.

One of my latest crazed thoughts, what do you think...?

Davy
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Try one. All you need is a pc board the size of a CD and CD capable
printer. Otherwise you could use the printer transfer method.
http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg/gooteepc.htm
 
I wonder if a printer could be modified to print directly on 'copper
clad boards' for making printed circuits...
Click to expand...

Inkjet printers are already used to print the circuit tracks, and
components, directly. Try a Google on: 'inkjet circuit deposition'.

And it's not just 'standard' electronics that are being printed. Light
emitting polymers for flexible displays* and transparent conducting
oxides for use in window de-fogging circuits and 'energy-efficient'
windows are deposited using inkjet technology.

Whether you could get hold of the materials or not is another matter.

*The work that Epson did with Cambridge Displays probably had a lot to do
with Epson developing its high-resolution photo printers.

Jon.
 
Thanks tomcas
I know about the toner transfer method using PnP (press & peel)
it's also claimed certain HP photo paper will also work..! I do hav
the uV facility but it's all trial and test, especially when you get
different batch photo-board

Just another crazy ol' idea I sometimes get, but it should be possibl
though,
I had this sudden whim when I was printing a CD on the ip5000, m
thought was..."So what if it's square instead of round"..

Not so crazy after all..! It all happens here folks..

Dav
 
(e-mail address removed) (Davy) wrote in @fe06.news.easynews.com:
I had this sudden whim when I was printing a CD on the ip5000, my
thought was..."So what if it's square instead of round"..!
Click to expand...

The work realy would be in the firmware/driver, in getting it to print to
the whole stock, rather than a round area of it.
 
Just another crazy ol' idea I sometimes get, but it should be possible
though,
I had this sudden whim when I was printing a CD on the ip5000, my
thought was..."So what if it's square instead of round"..!

Not so crazy after all..! It all happens here folks...
Click to expand...

Or just make your PC boards round. Think out of the box!
 
I wonder if a printer could be modified to print directly on 'copper
clad boards' for making printed circuits, whether laser or
bubblejet?
Click to expand...
Obviously the ink would have to be resistant to the etching fluid and
obviously has to be a straight feed through it.
Click to expand...

This sort of thing has been regularly discussed on the mailing list

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs

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Thanks Stuart we'll take a peep
yeah could make all the board round, may be I'll get round to it on
day...!

Dav
 
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