Now there's an idea!!! You need to find out what ammount of UV you need and then what source to use. Then, just make a plotter-jig with X/Y movement and some defined pitch. This could be really cool. Too bad normal laser-pens atre way too low wattage. You would need an hour on each point of more! Kyrre ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Shanks" To: Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 2:11 AM Subject: Re: [EE]: Printer to PCB? > >*>How about using an inkjet to print on UV sensitised laminate, and then > >*>expose it using the inkjet print as a mask. This will get you around the > >*>water based ink problem if it works. > > > >This should be tried. Good idea. > I've used a Sharpie pen mounted in a SweetPea plotter to make boards before. > 1- I wonder if you could drive a print head with a Sharpie attached to it? > (print head movement Y axis - board movement X axis) > 2 - What I really wonder is, could you expose an UV sensitised laminate > with a laser pen attached to a print head... ? > > Eh? maybe? > > - Robert > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics