• @SpaceNoodle
    link
    English
    92 months ago

    The transfer is done because it’s really hard to feed a PCB into a printer.

    Color is the main concern.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      22 months ago

      Ah, right enough. I remember destroying a $20 inkjet so I could feed PCBs through it.
      I stopped prototyping my own PCBs before I got into UV transfer or toner transfer. Its been a good many years

      • @SpaceNoodle
        link
        English
        32 months ago

        One lab I was in used a CNC mill to route boards. It was pretty effective, and really great for custom geometry like encoders formed to the back of motors or boards doubling as structural components.

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          English
          1
          edit-2
          2 months ago

          I bought a 3d printer with an eye to get back into PCB fab… Either by swapping to a CNC head, or by printing plastic onto PCB.
          I just don’t make enough PCBs these days to justify the FAFF of making it work. Which is a shame. I bet if have a lot of fun