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I don't know about everyone else, because what you're saying seems to be a common sentiment and multiple people here mention "just" getting a $200+ piece of eq
by StavrosK 7y ago
I don't know about everyone else, because what you're saying seems to be a common sentiment and multiple people here mention "just" getting a $200+ piece of equipment, but neither the $200 nor finding the space to put the printer on is worth it to me for the ~1 PCB per year I want to make (and ~0 pages I want to print).
At most, I might go to a printing place and ask them to print a page, but my 3D printer is right there and this saves me a trip.
- jacquesm 7y agoRight, but a 3D printer is :)! Bet that cost a lot more than $200.
- StavrosK 7y agoI think it was actually right around $200, but I'm not saying people should get a 3D printer instead of a 2D printer, I'm saying that making PCBs with what you have is better than making them with something you have to buy. If you already have a laser printer, that will probably be much better for you (unless you have a 3D printer too :p). This post is basically saying "if you don't have a laser printer but have a 3D one, you can still make PCBs!" :)
- jacquesm 7y agoFair enough. Someone should figure out how to print photoresist directly with an inkjet printer. That would be a neat trick.
- StavrosK 7y agoOr even better, conductive ink! We probably aren't very close to that, but maybe a better etchant isn't too far off, and I'd settle for that.
- kragen 7y agoYou can buy conductive ink pens from Adafruit and many hobby stores.
- kragen 7y agoThere are pages about how to use inkjet ink as a PCB resist. Apparently it's a bit trickier than the laser process.