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10618 Stefan Trethan
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Nov 1, 2005
8:57 am
On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:20:26 +0100, lcdpublishing ... that's too bad. But there's another option. Install a "fake" printer, like cutepdf, that creates a...
10619 Alan King
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Nov 1, 2005
4:13 pm
... Yep they are not perfect, but fortunately for LPT and serial port most of the important signals are on top, usually only 2 or 3 wires the bottom. At first...
10620 Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogr... Send Email Nov 1, 2005
5:18 pm
Monthly Reminder, please read: Subject lines: Remember to change the subject line if you are straying from the original thread. Please change the subject line...
10621 Mike Young
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Nov 3, 2005
12:06 am
In the freebie Eagle, is there a way to print, for toner transfer, more than one image per page? I'm trying to maximize use of each toner transfer sheet while...
10622 Kenneth Long
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Nov 3, 2005
6:52 am
try gEDA ? http://www.geda.seul.org/ <<Note from moderator: please don't forget to trim extraneous text>>...
10623 Richard
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Nov 3, 2005
12:52 pm
Hello everyone Having always used a hand electric drill in the past, together with standard HSS drill bits, (wear out too quick), I want to upgrade. I'd like...
10624 Leon Heller
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Nov 3, 2005
1:06 pm
... From: "Richard" <Richard@...> To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 12:51 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs]...
10625 bob_ledoux Offline Send Email Nov 3, 2005
2:18 pm
I make very small boards so I don't want to run a full page of Toner Transfer paper. My technique is simple: Print the final image on a sheet of regular paper....
10626 Stefan Trethan
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Nov 3, 2005
4:19 pm
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:18:17 +0100, bob_ledoux <bobledoux@...> ... I have found on all printers i have that thicker paper means less toner. So, if you...
10627 Alan King
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Nov 3, 2005
4:53 pm
... Not easily from within Eagle Free. Cut your sheets up, set it to top left or top center, and feed in for only one board when you need it. Mine's set to...
10628 Stefan Trethan
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Nov 3, 2005
5:24 pm
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 13:51:55 +0100, Richard ... I use a proxxon IBE grinder. The bearings are good, but close together so not so good for side-loads (none when...
10629 JanRwl@...
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Nov 3, 2005
5:54 pm
Ya know, it would SEEM that Dremel could install decent ABEC5 double-sealed bearings, at least on the "chuck end" of their famous little toy-drill, and ...
10630 Stefan Trethan
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Nov 3, 2005
6:39 pm
... they'd still have rubbish collets and runout. you could easily replace the bearings, but, i know, that's not your job! ;-) ST...
10631 Richard
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Nov 3, 2005
7:05 pm
Many thanks for all the views. So the general consensus is to stay well away from any Dremel drill due to lack of decent bearings & runout. I guess that rules...
10632 JanRwl@...
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Nov 3, 2005
7:18 pm
In a message dated 11/3/2005 12:40:58 P.M. Central Standard Time, stefan_trethan@... writes: they'd still have rubbish collets and runout. Yeah, it IS...
10633 Stefan Trethan
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Nov 3, 2005
7:30 pm
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:04:30 +0100, Richard ... <http://trethan.at.tf/pub/img1/drill_left.JPG> that's my setup. manufacturer is me, and price is zero. ...
10634 Richard
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Nov 3, 2005
7:51 pm
Wow :-0 - that's an amazing setup, ST !! From your picture, I'm guessing you chose this system because it allows you to drill HUGE boards ? It certainly looks...
10635 Stefan Trethan
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Nov 3, 2005
8:04 pm
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 20:51:08 +0100, Richard ... no, not at all. I chose this setup because there must be a certain arm-length to approximate straight movement...
10636 Stefan Trethan
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Nov 3, 2005
8:06 pm
... When you put in a grinding disc in the cheap tools, it will sometimes break just from the chatter of the runout. No comparision in using the proxxon...
10637 Stefan Trethan
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Nov 3, 2005
8:09 pm
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 21:02:13 +0100, Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...> ... Oh, and there's a counterweight at the back to balance the arm neutrally now,...
10638 JanRwl@...
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Nov 3, 2005
9:06 pm
Richard: Not meaning to confuse you with differences of approach, but here's what I did in this regard. The drill-motor is a 400 Hz. 3-phase "aircraft...
10639 JanRwl@...
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Nov 3, 2005
9:25 pm
In a message dated 11/3/2005 3:10:49 P.M. Central Standard Time, JanRwl@... writes: ...
10640 lcdpublishing Offline Send Email Nov 3, 2005
9:27 pm
I am having the most difficult time trying to do toner transfer on some circuit boards. I have tried 15 different papers including a new batch of Pulsar paper...
10641 Alan King
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Nov 3, 2005
9:59 pm
... Sounds like you've covered about everything else, the one thing I can think of off hand is if you iron simply isn't hot enough. 10 is a relative setting,...
10642 lcdpublishing Offline Send Email Nov 3, 2005
10:47 pm
Hi Alan, thanks for the reply. I use a digital thermometer to set/check the temp of the iron. I have had great success at 380 degrees F so I always use that...
10643 Mike Young
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Nov 4, 2005
4:04 am
... From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...> ... I think I just found a use for the RotoZip. It's not quite a dremel, and not quite a laminate trimmer. I...
10644 Stefan Trethan
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Nov 4, 2005
7:37 am
On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 22:26:21 +0100, lcdpublishing ... at that point i converted the fuser. but here it was only areas that wouldn't stick. st...
10645 Stefan Trethan
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Nov 4, 2005
7:47 am
On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 05:04:01 +0100, Mike Young <mikewhy@...> ... Is this a rotary saw? Nobody buys them here because they seriously messed up the TV...
10646 Mike Young
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Nov 4, 2005
9:54 am
... From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...> ... That's the one. :) I bought one, cut a hole in the wall for the novelty of it, and then promptly tossed...
10647 Mike Young
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Nov 4, 2005
10:03 am
I'm having a tough time finding ferric chloride. Pretty tough to imagine in a large metro area (Chicago), but TV retailers is all I find under Electronics in...
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