Re: [sudo-discuss] wax printer

Actually it just occurred to me... If you wrote an app that calculates the screen size and displays Gerber images, then with a blue filter and fresnel lens you could easily expose photosensitive PCBs (and even align two side ones). On Nov 30, 2017 9:41 AM, "Jake" &lt;jake(a)spaz.org&gt; wrote: > you can also do the thing Morgan was doing, where you spray paint the > copper > and then use the laser cutter to remove paint wherever you want, and > then etch. > > and there's always the toner-transfer method if you can get a laser > printer to > work. > > > On Thu, 30 Nov 2017, Cere Davis wrote: > > Might work. Congrats on getting on of those! Ya, like you said, or >> didn’t >> exactly say, I would need a mask that has an adhesive or have to use a >> vapor, which I’m really not set up to do. As a plan B. Does anyone >> know >> where I can use a high quality vinyl cutter? AMT has a cutter, but I >> can’t >> get much resolution out of it before something ultimately goes to shit. >> >> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 6:29 PM, Adam &lt;me(a)adammunich.com&gt; wrote: >> >> i bought a form labs printer, might be good for making masks? >>> >>> >>> - - - - Begin automatically generated footer - - - - >>> >>> I seek to understand, and aim to create. >>> Weblog: http://adammunich.com >>> >>> PGP Public Key: https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?search=adam+munich >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 6:25 PM, Cere Davis &lt;ceremona(a)gmail.com&gt; >>> wrote: >>> >>> I gave up after a thousand paper jams etc. Sucked. >>>> >>>> ...emailing on the go... >>>> @ceremona >>>> http://ceredavis.com >>>> >>>> On Nov 29, 2017 5:55 PM, "Cere Davis" &lt;ceremona(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >>>> >>>> Ya, it keeps wanting a cleaing sheet and then jamming when I try to >>>>> feed >>>>> it in via the tray or manual. Gah! >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 5:24 PM, Cere Davis &lt;ceremona(a)gmail.com&gt; >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Just tried the other printer after I sent that message. I think I’m >>>>>> on >>>>>> the right track now. It was the printer with an asset label but >>>>>> without a >>>>>> paper tray, initially. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 5:17 PM, Jake &lt;jake(a)spaz.org&gt; wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> did you try both? did either one of them print a test page? >>>>>>> (assuming there >>>>>>> was paper in the tray or in the manual-feed loader) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> note that the printer will throw an error if the paper tray is not >>>>>>> present. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, 29 Nov 2017, Cere Davis wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ya, no, this printer is just not going to print. If you’re coming >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> over to >>>>>>>> sudo tonight, I would love to know what the magic is to making >>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>> thing >>>>>>>> work. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 9:15 PM, Jake &lt;jake(a)spaz.org&gt; wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> one of them works, the other has mechanical problems i think (and >>>>>>>> has >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> no >>>>>>>>> paper >>>>>>>>> tray?) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> please put paper notes on the printers with whatever you >>>>>>>>> discover, >>>>>>>>> for the >>>>>>>>> next >>>>>>>>> person... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> here's my imgur instructable about how to use these printers to >>>>>>>>> etch >>>>>>>>> pyralux >>>>>>>>> circuits (don't forget to bake the ink on before trying to >>>>>>>>> etch!): >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> https://imgur.com/a/TbzsP >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -jake >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Fri, 8 Sep 2017, Cere Davis wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hey is the wax primer working at Sudo or what needs to be done to >>>>>>>>> get it >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> functional? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>> Cere >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> *Cere Davis* >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Science-Art | Kinetic Sculpture >>>>>>>>>> CereDavis.com >>>>>>>>>> @ceremona <http://Twitter.com/Ceremona> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> *Cere Davis* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Science-Art | Kinetic Sculpture >>>>>>>> CereDavis.com >>>>>>>> @ceremona <http://Twitter.com/Ceremona> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> *Cere Davis* >>>>>> >>>>>> Science-Art | Kinetic Sculpture >>>>>> CereDavis.com >>>>>> @ceremona <http://Twitter.com/Ceremona> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *Cere Davis* >>>>> >>>>> Science-Art | Kinetic Sculpture >>>>> CereDavis.com >>>>> @ceremona <http://Twitter.com/Ceremona> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> *Cere Davis* >> >> Science-Art | Kinetic Sculpture >> CereDavis.com >> @ceremona <http://Twitter.com/Ceremona> >> >