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11-22-2013, 07:00 AM #1
How about a Solder made Circuit Board using a RepRap?
What do you guys think?
First you print a grooved board out using ABS filament. Then you put solder through the extruder to fill in the grooves, thus making a circuit board. Is this feasible?
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11-22-2013, 05:07 PM #2
Check the "3D News" folder. I think there is a story there about printing PCBs using a filament with silver in it. The PCB can be printed on a host of bases - paper, photograph paper etc.
To answer your question:
1. Yes you could print a grooved board.
2. Probably, depending on the melting point of the solder.
Old Man Emu
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11-23-2013, 08:45 AM #3
This really opens the window for what can be down in 3d printing. The majority of people that are "into" 3d Printing are techies that know a lot about circuits and circuit boards. It'll be interesting to see what ends up being produced.
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12-03-2013, 08:36 AM #4
This is definitely feasible. Now there are printers out there that can print entire circuit boards. I wouldn't be surprised to see a modified RepRap doing this in the future.
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12-30-2013, 03:06 PM #5
A quick Google search for '3d printing circuit boards' shows that this is being done, by a variety of methods. There appear to be several variations of material.
I may be making some mods to my i2 before I even finish building it.
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