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Re: tape for resist?

Harvey White — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:38:05 GMT

... I run the board through a laminator set to cold. I use "Martha Stewart (tm) brand shelf lining. Remarkably inexpensive, needs pressing down and no heat.

Re: tape for resist?

JanRwl@... — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:11:30 GMT

In a message dated 11/9/2009 3:07:47 P.M. Central Standard Time, c.hhestand@... writes: If it was more complex I would do it with toner transfer. Has

Re: tape for resist?

kabowers@... — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:02:26 GMT

... I've used Scotch "Magic" tape to mask the edges of boards with pretty good luck. As others have said, watch the edges. This extremely thin tape seems to

Re: tape for resist?

leon Heller — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:16:23 GMT

... From: "packrat0_15" To: Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 8:46 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] tape for

Re: tape for resist?

Stefan Trethan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:07:10 GMT

I've used it to mask the back side which I didn't want etched. The problem is that the etchant gets in along the edges of the tape unless you press them down

Re: tape for resist?

Roland F. Harriston — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:01:52 GMT

For a simple "quick and dirty" one shot PCB fab, use a waterproof Sharpie pen. Roland F. Harriston

tape for resist?

packrat0_15 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:47:44 GMT

I have a real simple but sort of large board to make. It's basically just some straight 3/8" wide lines to conduct from one point to another. If it was more

Re: Schematic Capture/PCB Creation program of choice?

Andrew Mathison — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:22:25 GMT

I like the idea, but I see a lot of problems at the design stage, in making sure that there is a hole in the outer PCBs to allow soldering, in fact, I think

Re: FeCl3 storage

morriso2002 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:28:53 GMT

... I (used to) think it's easier to store the anhydride. I started off that way a long time ago and like the exothermic reaction when it dissolves - helps to

Re: Schematic Capture/PCB Creation program of choice?

DJ Delorie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:00:26 GMT

... Double sided tape. I adhere the tape to the out layers, drill the "blind" vias (oversized), stick everything together, then drill the through-vias. The

Re: Schematic Capture/PCB Creation program of choice?

roycepipkins — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:08:05 GMT

Although I have not yet attempted it, my expectation is that it will work the same way bonding a 2 layer board out two singled PCBs works. Tape them together

Re: Schematic Capture/PCB Creation program of choice?

Stefan Trethan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:23:04 GMT

The craftsman is merely advising the architect that the straight walls and right angles would make it much cheaper to build and easier for every following

Re: Schematic Capture/PCB Creation program of choice?

roycepipkins — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:41:35 GMT

Imagine an architect came up to your wall-building craftsman, observed his plumb lines and precise right angles and proceeded to tell the craftsman that there

Re: Schematic Capture/PCB Creation program of choice?

Trevor White — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:23:25 GMT

How do you bond a 4 layer board together? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: Schematic Capture/PCB Creation program of choice?

DJ Delorie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:15:05 GMT

I've made 4 layer boards at home. Not as much fun, but it gets the job done.