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19630
... According to the Digest, Yahoo Groups doesn't think so... ... ... or yours would have been the only message in this topic. I suspect you _replied_ to the...
Len Warner
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19631
... I made the potentially serendipitous discovery that oranges will lift toner off paper when some juice from an orange I was peeling squirted onto the back...
alioth10
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Dec 2, 2007
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19632
It is not the citric acid in the orange that dissolves the toner but the essential oils. Millions of pounds of orange peels are steam distilled for this...
Myc Holmes
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Dec 2, 2007
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19633
Hi all, If your homebrew PCB has some fine pitch components (QFP, TSSOP, SOIC, etc.), then the next step is to solder them... I have just released a new site...
tonyburch2001
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Dec 3, 2007
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19634
Tony, You are spreding the word about your website, or probably less politely said, spamming the internet for your commercial offer all across forums and news...
Markus Zingg
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Dec 3, 2007
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19635
How are you guys doing the silkscreen layer to the component side of the board? I only have a black laser printer. Don't tell me I need to buy a color one too?...
Dave
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19636
... From: "Dave" <theschemer@...> To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 4:07 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Silkscreen question ...
Leon
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Dec 3, 2007
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19637
I don't bother either, but Pulsar has a white film that irons on over black toner to give you a white silkscreen. I suppose you could use the blue...
DJ Delorie
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Dec 3, 2007
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19638
... Two methods, one TT, on not. TT: create the SS layer, then transfer it to the top of the board. Use white film (from Pulsar) and laminate again. Use tape...
Harvey White
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Dec 3, 2007
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19639
... Sounds good to me. I am using single sided boards so using the TT method will it transfer to the fiberglass or non-copper layer ok? Or is that what plan B...
Dave
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19640
... Thanks for the info and links. I need to check into the Pulsar stuff. I have lots to learn yet. :) Dave...
Dave
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Dec 3, 2007
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19641
I prefer Press'n'Peel to the Pulsar product but the Pulsar TT paper is good for silkscreens. I don't normally do it but sometimes customers request it. The...
Mark Brueggemann
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Dec 3, 2007
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19642
... It should. In my photos it didn't, but that wasn't fiberglass - it was an old THICK phonelic board, and the laminator just didn't get hot enough to adhere...
DJ Delorie
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Dec 3, 2007
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19643
On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:19:41 -0600, you wrote: Works on both copper and fiberglass, so no problem with the TT stuff. The transparency method was used mostly...
Harvey White
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Dec 3, 2007
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19644
... I see. So the transparency cut out and taped is just for more protection to the SS. I guess why I am asking is that I never used transparencies before....
Dave
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Dec 3, 2007
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19645
On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:32:12 -0600, you wrote: OK, the transparency is a single use item. You don't iron it on, because that puts a layer of something (goo)...
Harvey White
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19647
... Nice end result. Can you tell me what solder and defluxer you are using that leaves the toner in such good shape. Many Thanks Warren...
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Dec 3, 2007
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19648
... For that specific board, it was SYNTech solder paste, no-clean....
DJ Delorie
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Dec 4, 2007
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19649
I found the simplest way to create black TT legends is to first give the top side of the pcb a light coating of white Krylon spray paint. Red also looks pretty...
Myc Holmes
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Dec 4, 2007
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19650
What has happenned to all the messages? Ben...
Ben
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19652
... I'm planning on converting an epson printer into a dedicated silkscreener. (Basically, it's a piezoelectric print head, and a heater for the circuit board...
Anthony Clay
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19653
Like any other system, occasionally Yahoogroups does updates, upkeep, backups, etc. and parts of the system may be temporarily unavailable. No need to fear,...
Steve
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Dec 4, 2007
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19654
Hi, i use black and it looks great. You need to transfer it without the white paper fuzz or remove that afterward. But then, i'm using PCB stock that is very...
Stefan Trethan
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Dec 4, 2007
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19655
... Good idea. I will try it some time... Thanks, Dave...
Dave
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19656
... Ok, thanks for clearing that up. I need to buy some transparencies for both ink jet and laser then so I can see which works for me. Dave...
Dave
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Dec 4, 2007
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19657
... Let us know how that conversion goes :) Sounds like an interesting project but not one I am ready to tackle right yet. :) Dave...
Dave
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19658
... I have some old single sided boards I purchased years ago. They have the word "Milacron" on the non-copper side. They are an off-white so black will look...
Dave
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Dec 4, 2007
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19659
... You buy the type of transparency for whatever machine you have, of course. IIRC, if you run an inkjet transparency through a laser printer you face the...
Harvey White
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19660
... I think they used to warn us of using Ink Jet Glossy Photo paper in a laser printer too as it could ruin it. Has that been proven false or do I need to use...
Dave
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19661
... Yes, hijacked by very old Usenet habits....
Watson Fawkes
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