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Message #08397
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Thomas Pilgaard Nielsen ascii@hum.auc.dk
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 22:31:06 +0100
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: PCB iron on transfers
Timothy Flytcher wrote:
Well, isn't that just business in a nutshell? A buyer demands some kind o=
f
service by some company and the company calculates the total cost of it. =
Then
it's up to the buyer to take it or leave it.
However, it came to mind that a solution would be something like what Ian=
of
Beam-Online did a while ago : to gather up and chip in for a certain boar=
d and a
certain number. The way I figure it that way prices are reduced drasticly.
Cheers - Thomas
> Yeah!!!! The boards we bought were about $.35 each.... $100.00 for TWO?=
??
> You are just paying for there set up!!! My point is NOT that it can't b=
e
> done but that it is simply not coast efficient for them to do just 60
> boards... So YOU pay for it!!!
> Timothy...
>
> > > Good points... I'd also like to ad that "Board houses" don't really=
want
> > > your business... I mean, just set up for a one time batch of sixty
> >boards
> >is
> > > a lot of work... So it's not really profitable for them...
> >
> >
> >Oh yeah?
> >
> >www.expresspcb.com
> >
> >Software is free! Quantities from 2 to 200! Two sided boards! Good
> >pricing and you can order them off the internet! Usually under 5 days=
to
> >your door!
> >
> >Richard
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> ______________________________________________________
>
8398 Sat, 18 Dec 1999 16:33:42 -0500 [alt-beam] Re: PCB iron on transfers "Dennison Bertram"
Well, I'll admit. Supposidly once you've got it down. Yes it can work for
you. But exactly how long is that? The material isn't cheap, and thing of
the side equipment nessesary to do a good job. The people who I talked to
recomend that you have a high quality Laser printer, loaded with special
super heavy toner. Then they recomend the use of commercial iron stand as
ordinary iron's have their own dissadvantages with things like the steam
holes and uneaven heating. So I mean, that's alot of money as it is. When=
if
you order out, you can get a pretty nice, proffesional quality, pre-drill=
ed,
for an extra five, tinned, and it's all even. No hassle, comes out perfec=
t.
So there are ups and downs. But I no longer have a laboratory nor tons of
time, so iron on's are out for me.
dennison
Dennison Bertram wrote:
Not to say that you don't know what it's all about, but my local electron=
ics
retailer instructed me that it would seem quite difficult once you got th=
e
hang
of it. I've seen boards done with iron on tranfers and I must say that I =
was
impressed. I am certainly going to have a go at it some time.
cheers - Thomas
> Stay away from Iron on Transfers. I don't care what people say, they ju=
st
> don't work. They seriously will be a huge dissapointment. Your better o=
ff
to
> simply put some time and energy into a good design, and spend the extra
> bucks to have it fashioned at a real PCB etching facility. Seriously, I
know
> you're going to have to do it the hard way a few times before you learn=
,
but
> it pays off.
>
> dennison
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com [mailto:owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com]On
> Behalf Of jester96@iname.com
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 7:53 PM
> To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
> Subject: PCB iron on transfers
>
> I know you can get PCB Iron on transfers for laser printers, but what
about
> inkjets???
>
> I work at a computer store, and we have T-Shirt transfers for inkjets.
Would
> they work do you think or would the solution etch right through it? Has
> anyone tried it before?
>
> The only way I can make PCBs now is with a pen, and that it's a pain in
the
> arse, so I am looking for something better. How much do cheap UV boxes
cost?
>
> Thanks
> Chris
>
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