From PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Fri Nov 15 06:19:30 2002 Received: from cherry.ease.lsoft.com [209.119.0.109] by dpmail10.doteasy.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-7.13) id A2721B4F00AE; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 06:19:30 -0800 Received: from PEAR.EASE.LSOFT.COM (209.119.0.19) by cherry.ease.lsoft.com (LSMTP for Digital Unix v1.1b) with SMTP id <12.007DB8A3@cherry.ease.lsoft.com>; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 9:05:25 -0500 Received: from MITVMA.MIT.EDU by MITVMA.MIT.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8d) with spool id 2675 for PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 09:05:18 -0500 Received: from MITVMA (NJE origin SMTP@MITVMA) by MITVMA.MIT.EDU (LMail V1.2d/1.8d) with BSMTP id 9992; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 09:04:34 -0500 Received: from ezy.net.au [203.220.72.210] by mitvma.mit.edu (IBM VM SMTP Level 320) via TCP with ESMTP ; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 09:04:33 EST X-Comment: mitvma.mit.edu: Mail was sent by ezy.net.au Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ezy.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAFC81EB239 for ; Sat, 16 Nov 2002 01:06:32 +1100 (EST) Received: from n7e2i8 (198dnas.nas.speedlink.com.au [203.220.73.198]) by ezy.net.au (Postfix) with SMTP id E81BC1EB108 for ; Sat, 16 Nov 2002 01:06:31 +1100 (EST) X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <005701c28bbd$e465ecc0$e7bdf682@sstdwkiwi> <07fe01c28c45$84055810$fe01010a@cartman> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS new-20020517 Message-ID: <3DD4FDA1.7AF8@ezy.net.au> Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 00:58:57 +1100 Reply-To: pic microcontroller discussion list Sender: pic microcontroller discussion list From: Roman Black Subject: Re: [EE]: Printer to PCB? To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU X-RCPT-TO: Status: R X-UIDL: 277600655 X-Evolution-Source: pop://mailinglist%40farcite.net@mail.farcite.net/ X-Evolution: 00000764-0000 Kyrre Aalerud wrote: > > I just did this with a CalComp 2024 8 pen plotter. > I used a CD-marker (0.7mm) as a pen. > > It worked, but I see I need better coverage/adhesion so the print won't > loosen under etching. > > The cool part is that I use Eagle CAD and just set the CAM Processor for > HPGL and output to com1 :-) > I work under Windows 2000 by the way !!! I just got back to the list and saw all the PCB posts, gee this seems to be a popular thread anyway. :o) Obviously a flatbed plotter will do waterproof ink (etch resist) direct to PCB and people have been doing this for years. BUT this is slow and has problems with tip wear and damage if/when running off the edge of the PCB. And using a non-flatbed plotter raises all the same feed problems as using a bubblejet, with none of the bubblejet advantages. -Roman -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.