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20578
... The false walls mustn't be too close to the PCB either or the flow will be impeded. I don't think "bubble drive" will create much pressure. I was thinking...
Stefan Trethan
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May 1, 2008
7:23 am
20579
... The false walls would need to extend the entire length of the tank so there is no mixing between the rising and falling fluid flow. I'd also think they...
Adam Seychell
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May 1, 2008
12:08 pm
20580
... I think what you have is a printer that needs servicing. You don't want to print on transparency film. Try to find some polyester paper. It will do...
KeepIt SimpleStupid
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May 1, 2008
9:57 pm
20581
... I have one of the xerox monster docucenters here. They do produce the best photo-tools of any printer I have seen. It is unfortunate they cost as much as...
Andrew
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May 1, 2008
10:25 pm
20582
... be a ... I used a magnetic drive pump on an etcher some years ago. The etchant slowly ate the magnet material, eventually ruining the pump. I made a pump...
Jon Elson
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May 1, 2008
10:42 pm
20583
I don't have a laser printer and I don't have the funds to invest in a laser printer right now, but I still want to create my own PCBs. All I have access to...
Robin
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May 4, 2008
6:18 pm
20584
... From: "Robin" <skeeterb_2002@...> To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 6:54 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Laser Printer...
Leon
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May 4, 2008
6:31 pm
20585
... Tshirt makers, when they print and expose their photosensitive screens, use "vellum" as you describe, not transparencies. Either with laser printers, or...
Steve
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May 4, 2008
6:32 pm
20586
Hi, Curt. I could not find in the archives the schematics of the power supply you used for the EDM process.. Could you post it ? Could more "cutting" heads be...
Alexandre Guimarães
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May 4, 2008
6:40 pm
20587
Robin: I may be missing some context here, so if I am, disregard my comments. I don't have a laser printer, but I still fab my own PCBs by taking my original...
Roland Harriston
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May 4, 2008
9:19 pm
20588
Hello, Don't have a laser printer either, but do have an inkjet printer and a big box office supply store in the area. My approach is to make a copy of the PCB...
Mike
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May 4, 2008
10:09 pm
20589
Quoth Mike at 2008-05-05 07:38... ... Good tip, especially for those of us on a tight-ish budget. The same hint also applies to the very pricey 'Laserstar'...
Matthew Smith
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May 4, 2008
10:21 pm
20590
I have to travel 20 minutes to go to any kind of place where I can photocopy anything....
Robin
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May 4, 2008
10:39 pm
20591
Quoth Robin at 2008-05-05 08:09... ... If you only have an inkjet, as a previous poster suggested, just print on an appropriate type of paper and use positive...
Matthew Smith
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May 4, 2008
10:52 pm
20592
The white paper-like vellum also is what is used in the engraving industry for making the masks for sandblasting. At UV, it seems to be much more transparent...
Chris Hart
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May 4, 2008
11:40 pm
20593
Matt - I use Eagle as well, but instead of having it create postscript files, I have it create HPGL files. I then import them into CorelDraw, and move them...
Chris Hart
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May 4, 2008
11:45 pm
20594
Quoth Chris Hart at 2008-05-05 09:14... ... Hmm - interesting. I wonder if there are other packages that can also manipulate HPGL. I don't actually have...
Matthew Smith
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May 5, 2008
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20595
... How about using vanilla gerbers and use a gerber veiwer to lay them up. Veiwmate by pentalogix is free and will do that. The free version wont let you ...
Andrew
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May 5, 2008
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20596
Quoth Andrew at 2008-05-05 10:59... ... Thanks Andrew - I've grabbed a copy of that and will give it a try. It may mean firing up a Windows virtual machine,...
Matthew Smith
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May 5, 2008
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20597
Quoth Matthew Smith at 2008-05-05 11:42... ... OK - I went into Eagle and selected GERBER as the device. It wants a wheel file. What's a wheel file? -- ...
Matthew Smith
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May 5, 2008
2:31 am
20598
You might want to have a look at 'HPGS', an open source app to convert HPGL files to eps or png. I made a pcb plotter a while back, and used HPGS to convert...
James Bishop
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May 5, 2008
4:04 am
20599
The link for HPGS: http://hpgs.berlios.de/ ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
James Bishop
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May 5, 2008
4:05 am
20600
Matt, "Gerber" was originally a photoplotter format. The photoplotter had a "wheel" or disk with the shapes around the circumference. Think photo negatives of...
Myc Holmes
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May 5, 2008
11:49 am
20601
... There are many ways to concatenate PDF files -- unfortunately, none of them are likely to be 100% reliable for strange edge cases. You can get pretty darn...
Jeff Stevens
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May 5, 2008
2:13 pm
20602
Hi, Can't you combine PDFs with Acrobat Pro?? afn T ... <http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/statistics/staff/academic/firth/software/pdfjam>...
TonyB
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May 5, 2008
4:52 pm
20603
Hi Robin, If you can spend US$50-60, you might be able to get a used laser printer on eBay. I picked up several Lexmark Optra E+ for around US$50 each...
Dennis
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May 5, 2008
4:55 pm
20604
I saw a Samsung Laser printer in the Staples flyer this weekend for $59. I've benen using one for toner transfer for a number of years. Myc ... [Non-text...
Myc Holmes
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May 5, 2008
7:51 pm
20605
... in the ... that I ... type ... in ... This may Produce a lot of hassle. Try out Ghostscript (and may be ghostview as GUI) and you will have a lot more fun....
martin_schoenegg
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May 5, 2008
9:35 pm
20606
Myc, I realise this ias blasphemy for EAGLE users, but take a look at DIPTRACE, another free pcb program.There is a direct printout of the board, so you do not...
Myc Holmes
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May 6, 2008
11:42 am
20607
I read on the internet about using label paper without the labels to transfer the circuits. Pull the labels off, then run thru a laser printer. I have small...
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