1 Topic by markg

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Topic: printing solder

Hi,

I'm spending a lot of time on arduino projects and creating my own pcbs.

Because of the accurateness of the solidoole, I'm thinking about if it is possible to print solder on a plate.

There is solder which melts between 138 (SnBi58) and 195°C (SnAg3.0Cu0.5In10)

Has anybody also thought about that?

What to observe if I want to try it?

Regards Markus

2 Reply by ysb

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Re: printing solder

too much running when liquid ?


when plastic are melt, they stay "solid" ...solder goes really liquid... instead of a hotbed bed, we will need a coolbed .. wink

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3 Reply by Rincewind

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Re: printing solder

It's been done: http://blog.reprap.org/2009/04/first-re … rcuit.html

It's not straightforward though. For instance, apparently you cannot use a brass nozzle because solder would melt it.

4 Reply by fredhag

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Re: printing solder

One of the most challenging specs of extruder design for these printers is to stop heat from traveling up the filament path which softens the plastic to cause feeding problems.  With solder being much more thermally conductive, I would think major changes to the source would be needed.

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