DragonForce
New Member
Guys, I've seen a few tutorial videos on youtube about this, they print waterproof ink directly onto a PCB, yes?
Now I would have thought that the ink used would eventually foul up the heads, and even if that's not the case, a printer that uses heat to fire ink out the nozzles (HP for example) can't be used - or so it seems for the few videos I have seen. They all seem to use Epson machines.
So, what if you take a bit of photo board, cover the surface with some sort of gel (or even maybe a very thin layer of clear water based paste) and print water based ink directly onto that. The gel/paste would only be needed to prevent the water based ink beading up.
Expose to UV, develop and etch as normal. The gel and ink wash away during development.
I know it seems pointless since if you do it properly, the toner/ink surface of a transparency is placed in direct contact with the UV layer.
Any thoughts?
Now I would have thought that the ink used would eventually foul up the heads, and even if that's not the case, a printer that uses heat to fire ink out the nozzles (HP for example) can't be used - or so it seems for the few videos I have seen. They all seem to use Epson machines.
So, what if you take a bit of photo board, cover the surface with some sort of gel (or even maybe a very thin layer of clear water based paste) and print water based ink directly onto that. The gel/paste would only be needed to prevent the water based ink beading up.
Expose to UV, develop and etch as normal. The gel and ink wash away during development.
I know it seems pointless since if you do it properly, the toner/ink surface of a transparency is placed in direct contact with the UV layer.
Any thoughts?