X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Original-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=iEf6vrxpgcIeDCp1vSJziKw1D/xq1xk8NJORoiOphEs=; b=mShGUMMda1EDiepHt0r1k3JcttPnhtZlBiEuRhRxH45+jH8kqwjpOdO79fhph9dHh7 bZbLmB72c4T8PJLo5l0aRWVnZaBbfJG2vHChiUv3rFfkqXLnO5vN8VMIUjl3toHdAs6A 3RvhgNxcryfnUAZ3YJTQqx6bjpWrh2boTLbXzOq/hCo0V2+QP+92l8mx/5YIEbnjOFWO yaAOej7H3iWkcJR83uKyRlTWVpAlgqCynbzxCit4b27ozkr+1URO0O11FfGTT8B8+Lrt eQbdFqeEkeyjA8j1/p2B4mgiT6ItQPlmwRp6Oagq3c3WrFsZtytbZy8rgAIetloSQdgW QYiQ== X-Received: by 10.180.88.164 with SMTP id bh4mr1734747wib.18.1443116642241; Thu, 24 Sep 2015 10:44:02 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:43:57 +0200 From: "Nicklas Karlsson (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: [geda-user] Off topic (UV printer) Message-Id: <20150924194357.89fd45a7a1efb5d9c5d60d37@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <56042E2C.2020904@jump-ing.de> References: <20150924171517 DOT d86815c2ed405313f5767140 AT gmail DOT com> <56042E2C DOT 2020904 AT jump-ing DOT de> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.5.0beta1 (GTK+ 2.24.25; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk > > Printing with UV light directly onto circuit boards would be the perfect technology for prototypes. Have anybody here seen a suitable UV printer or UV print head? > > You still need all the chemicals, still need the drilling and still have > no through hole contacts. Milling is much more convenient. > > That said, there are lasers generating UV and many X-Y-robots suitable > for such a laser. DLP beamers are also known to emit quite some UV. Yes drilling is the largest problem but it is also a nice project to have in the lab.