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Message #12120
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Laura Malinowski Laura/Rob Malinowski malstudios@tradenet.net
Date: Sunday, March 19, 2000 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: Aesthetics
> If you don't mind taking a little time making the board try using
>conductive foil self adhesive tape. Just one suggestion solder fast if you
>use any type of plastic for the board.
>Rob M.
>
>Justin wrote:
>
>> Print PCb's out, photostat em' onto trans, and since
>> carbon conducts electricity, pathways can be made.
>> components can be stuck by whatever means, like
>> conducting epoxy, or sticking another piece of plastic
>> onto the connections and melting em' , i.e. laminatin'
>> em'.
>> Would look nice if wrapped around caps, or motors :)
>> any comments? (or criticisms?) :)
>>
>> Just one - I don't think it will work :-)
>> First test - does photocopy toner actually conduct? Does it do so
>> without massive resistance? Neat idea, but I suspect Reality has other
>> ideas - photocopying would just be way Too Easy. Perhaps also look into
>> the possibility of conductive paint. I suspect it exists but is probably
>> not accessable/affordable. Ways to make our own could bring results. I
>> suspect a better method might be to put copper tape onto plastic and
>> etch it like a normal PCB. (Mind you, copper tape is very thin, but it
>> might not be thin enough. And there is also a possibility that the
>> etchant might attack the adhesive, though that could be easily avoided).
>>
>> On the topic - some stuff that could be useful for some beam apps - that
>> conductive rubber used on the inside of calculator buttons and similar.
>> Anyone know where you can get that in sheets?
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