I think what you really want to do is a ink jet system. This can actually be
done with current technology by just dropping that molten metal.  Already 3d
printers can print things like titanium and steel.  It shouldn't be that far
to change that system to print circuit boards in copper.


Adam

On 1/18/07, William Chops Westfield <westfw@mac.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Jan 18, 2007, at 5:22 AM, Timothy J. Weber wrote:
>
> > The toner melts at a pretty low temperature, right?  What about using a
> > second pass with a hot roller coated with something else conductive,
> > that would stick to the momentarily-melted toner?
>
> Hmm.  Does anyone sell a "special purpose toner" that maximizes
> "sticky-stuff" content at the expense of pigment?  It seems to me
> that the number of applications that use the toner as a sort of
> adhesive is getting pretty large, and most current toners are very
> "pigment centric" in their composition.
>
> BillW
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