Hi Brandon,

I've been working on a program to take Gerber plot files that you can
generate with your PCB CAD program and plot them on an old plotter.

You can make a pen for you plotter that uses the Red Staedtler Lumocolor
pen's ink which is resistant to etching and you plot directly onto the
copper and then etch as you normally would.

http://www.digitalnemesis.com/ash/Projects/GerberPlot/

Does this help?

Ash.

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> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Brandon Irwin
> Sent: Saturday, 8 December 2001 10:14 AM
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> Subject: [EE]: SMT prototyping
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> I know that SMT parts aren't usually for proto's, but thats
> all they send you for samples these days, and its impossible
> to get anything else for high freq stuff (for good reasons though).
> I was wondering if there are any kits or similar for making
> prototype PCB's for SMT pad sizes and traces at home.
> I'm getting tired of hand scrapping boards. A dremmel works,
> but it's real hard to stay steady enough to keep the traces
> the correct width.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> -Brandon Irwin
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