James HE
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I was wondering if this is possible. After etching a board is it possible to print an overlay with the toner transfer method? Seems doable with a singled sided board if we print on the componet side, but what if we have a double? What if we spray the board with laquer before to protect the traces? I guess the iron would melt the laquer. :? or would it? If we only use soapy water and our fingers to get the paper off after the overlay printing would this still be safe for the traces? or can the traces not take the heat?
Just sort of thinking out loud. (er... as loud as the sound of typing)
I think I'll just try an experiment, but will be a while before I get around to it. I got a bunch of boards off ebay for cheap. And coincidentally we have a new laser printer at the house. (gotta love having a girlfriend that's a graphic artist) I haven't etched a thing yet, but I'm almost ready to go.
Oh yeah - another dumb idea I had. The boards I got are single sided. I need a double sided board for one design I made where I have pots on both sides. I will just get some double sided boards to try (once I get more comfortable etching a single sided board) But I had this idea to just put two of the single sided boards together, glued with contact cement or whatever to make an annoyingly thick PCB board. I could etch them seperatly, which gives some flexability. Lining them up is still a huge issue, but it might be easier, I could drill the holes on each board and use that to line them up. Looking at some of the componets I have lying around, it looks like the leads on the pots I have and IC's will just barely clear the thickness of two boards, so that shouldn't be a problem.
Wow. DIY sure is fun so far. Despite the fact that I have all this crap lying around now and I haven't built anything with it yet.. lol (Well I did make a power supply on perf board - works! but I don't have anything for it to power yet!) . Just making sure I get it right.
hopefully
Just sort of thinking out loud. (er... as loud as the sound of typing)
I think I'll just try an experiment, but will be a while before I get around to it. I got a bunch of boards off ebay for cheap. And coincidentally we have a new laser printer at the house. (gotta love having a girlfriend that's a graphic artist) I haven't etched a thing yet, but I'm almost ready to go.
Oh yeah - another dumb idea I had. The boards I got are single sided. I need a double sided board for one design I made where I have pots on both sides. I will just get some double sided boards to try (once I get more comfortable etching a single sided board) But I had this idea to just put two of the single sided boards together, glued with contact cement or whatever to make an annoyingly thick PCB board. I could etch them seperatly, which gives some flexability. Lining them up is still a huge issue, but it might be easier, I could drill the holes on each board and use that to line them up. Looking at some of the componets I have lying around, it looks like the leads on the pots I have and IC's will just barely clear the thickness of two boards, so that shouldn't be a problem.
Wow. DIY sure is fun so far. Despite the fact that I have all this crap lying around now and I haven't built anything with it yet.. lol (Well I did make a power supply on perf board - works! but I don't have anything for it to power yet!) . Just making sure I get it right.
hopefully