Inkjet printer direct to PCB (printer hack/conversion)?

[HankMcSpank]

OK. Well done so far.

What about the printed PCB? Is the ink solid and dry on the copper?

Have you tried to etch it?

Ioannis

This (Epson) ink smudges (even after an hour) - but I knew this would be the case. Alas you have to bake the board to 'fix' the ink.

I've not baked nor tried to etch - this is just early experiments (clearly I need a better method to feed the copper in) - also it would appear a couple of the nozzles are blocked (I'm seeing the odd horizontal streak/line where no ink is on the pcopper)

Hank,

I was thinking of taking a couple of ball bearing drawer slides and mounting a tray on top to hold the pcb. This would keep the alignment perfect and lower the friction.

Mark

I'd say that's got to be a good idea - I'm thinking about a 'bed' behind the printer which the pcb rests on - but with adjustable cheeks, to align/guide the pcb where I want it (I can't be done with the faff as seen here - ...not knocking his achievment, as that video helped me a lot, but IMHO that's what the net is all about...being inspired by others aaccomplishments & chievments to hopefully take it to the next level).

So I'd say 'go for it'....it's surprisingly easy (if you're happy printing onto 0.8mm copper clad that is!)