<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Production of a printed circuit boards, using diode laser]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/13550/production-of-a-printed-circuit-boards-using-diode-laser/ Sat, 30 Jan 2016 02:02:44 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Production of a printed circuit boards, using diode laser]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/115329/#p115329 knowack wrote:

Dumb question, but can't you directly etch the board by just using the laser to burn the copper away?

The laser in qustion is not strong enough. Nor the correct wavelength for a shiny surface.

]]> Sat, 30 Jan 2016 02:02:44 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/115329/#p115329 <![CDATA[Re: Production of a printed circuit boards, using diode laser]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/115325/#p115325 Dumb question, but can't you directly etch the board by just using the laser to burn the copper away?

]]> Sat, 30 Jan 2016 01:39:55 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/115325/#p115325 <![CDATA[Re: Production of a printed circuit boards, using diode laser]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/115314/#p115314 Use spraypaint, so there is better contact and less chance for acid to get underneath.   Heat the acid in a hot water bath to speed the reaction, and use a sponge to gently wash acid over the board.  This keeps fresh acid in contact with the copper, and your active participation means you won't leave it in the acid too long, giving it time to undercut the mask.  With warm acid and a sponge, etching should only take a few minutes.  Wear gloves and an apron.

Again, never cut vinyl with a laser.  Sticker sheets are also available in polyester, though they can be harder to find.  If the package doesn't say what the sheets are made of, they are probably vinyl.

Remember that traces will be thinner than designed by the width of the laser spot.

]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:57:55 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/115314/#p115314 <![CDATA[Production of a printed circuit boards, using diode laser]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/115285/#p115285 Production of a printed circuit boards, using diode laser installed on a 3D printer.

We made a video how to make a printed circuit boards using diode laser installed on a 3D printer (or you can put on any CNC mill) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q39atHpMnfo

The idea is that you cover copper board with a vinyl film and then remove it with a diode laser.
The simply put into Ferrum chloride.

If anyone has an idea how to make edges more accurate, please let us know.

Skype:george.fomitchev
E-mail: gf@endurancerobots.com

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