November 19, 2011

Print Resist Directly on PCB with Modified Ink Jet Printer
DIY Hacks

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Ryan Pourcillie hacked his inkjet printer to have a straight through path so that he could print resist directly onto a copper clad board to make a custom PCB. He then uses special ink in the printer which can act as a resist since the normal ink jet ink would just be eaten away in the etchant tank. “Materials: – Obviously you’ll need some form of an Epson inkjet printer

Larsen Scanner used to Indicate Computer Status
Computer Hacks

Mike Szczys from Jumptuck has put his larsen scanner to good use by using it as a status indicator on his computer. He is interfacing it to the computer using the parallel port which seems to be a dying port these days. “I decided to finish up my Cylon Eye (Larson Scanner) project by adding it as a status indicator for my computer. I record over the air programming and