Re:Show HN: PCBs with Full-Color Graphics
by kazinator on Friday July 19, 2019 @02:19PM
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Neat! This seems like an easy DIY.
I have a bunch of experience making PCBs at home using laser printer toner transfer. Next time I have an opportunity to build something, I will try to transfer an underlying image onto the silk side of a one-sided PCB, followed by the silk screen layer itself. Probably, I will merge the images digitally to do it in one transfer.
Typically, PCB layout software doesn't support that sort of thing, but when I do toner transfer, the artwork ultimately ends up in a mirror-imaged .PNG file anyway. That can easily be merged with color imagery.
I have a bunch of experience making PCBs at home using laser printer toner transfer. Next time I have an opportunity to build something, I will try to transfer an underlying image onto the silk side of a one-sided PCB, followed by the silk screen layer itself. Probably, I will merge the images digitally to do it in one transfer.
Typically, PCB layout software doesn't support that sort of thing, but when I do toner transfer, the artwork ultimately ends up in a mirror-imaged .PNG file anyway. That can easily be merged with color imagery.