> > On May 10, 2007, at 7:22 PM, William Chops Westfield wrote: > > > On May 10, 2007, at 10:02 AM, Edson Brusque wrote: > >> this looks *very* interesting: >> [Cheap eBay Laser Cutter/engraver] >> What about using it to make prototype PCBs? >> > People who should know say that experiments in that direction > have not been very successful: > http://www.instructables.com/forum/EYXONSMRFGEUOJJOS2/ > > They also say that importing these cheap laser machine from > china is very "iffy", since they're not adequately certified > for sale in the US (there's currently a contest with a US-built > laser machine a a prize. Those seem to run about $6k for mid > sized units.) > http://www.instructables.com/id/E1DESIMF0H63N2Z/ > > BillW What about using laser to form conductive alloy that has been printed on fiberglass ? ( melt tin and silver together ? ) http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn11632-modified-ink-printer- Cedric -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist