Try to modify regular printer to print PCBs

That would be cool.

But can you be a bit more specific?

So he can took it apart and modify use paper  feeders to feed printer with blank PCBs and fill cartridges with ink that can be removed by water and can`t be removed by etching. Sorry about grammer if it isn`t correct.

I believe what the idea here is, to modify a laser ink jet printer to print directly on copper clad, in turn creating a PCB Printer.

The printed board would then need to go through a treatment process using an etching liquid such as Ferric Chloride or CCiAHAS.

(Copper Chloride in Aqueous Hydrochloric Acid Solution. A solution for those who are more environmental or simply don't know how to dispose of Copper Chloride, the left behind solution after etching using Ferric Chloride. Can be re-used indefinitely as well.)

And then of course the final step of drilling your holes, unless otherwise a surface mount board.

I thought to use  ink printer becuse it can be very compact and you dont need to buy new cartridges. So you can use your old printer cartridges and drill hole on top of cartridge fill it with that special ink and just  modify feeders for paper to feed copper PCBs. If you want to make more PCBs you will use biger blank PCB but if you want one small PCB that is the problem it is too small to feed I just realize now so it will be better to use some kind of plate to move blank PCBs somethink like this sorry about useing  paint but I was thinking that  it will be great mechanical and electrical modifying fo Ben Heck

this will be grat mechanical an elect

Actually using paint or a similar program is a great way to quickly show a sketch or diagram.

I think this project wouldn't be very complicated and quite doable, however I think the main problem is the ink. The ink used would have to be an acrylic ink and I am unsure of how well the print would come out. That is to say, I am unfamiliar with acrylic inks other than acrylic pens specifically used for PCB's, which could be used in a CNC type PCB printer although a whole different project on it's own.

As for the size of the PCB, if you were not interested in a large batch of PCB's at once, a solution other than a jig as you explained above would be to modify a smaller printer alongside a larger one. The great thing about this idea, there are so many different sized printers out there, even portable ones.

Maybe not you need to make a case to fit all components. And if the feeders are steper motors just relocate and put some gears and teeth on plate and just use old software. This project is all about reloceting old components and puting some new parts. And yes most difficult part fill be ink I will be happy if Ben Heck will do that project.

And thanks for advices.

Maybe not you need to make a case to fit all components. And if the feeders are steper motors just relocate and put some gears and teeth on plate and just use old software. This project is all about reloceting old components and puting some new parts. And yes most difficult part fill be ink I will be happy if Ben Heck will do that project.

And thanks for advices.

No problem.

Glad to be of some assistance.

Directly printing to copper is very tricky and expensive. Luckily Ben has something to do it accurately, a laser cutter. More specifically he applys a layer of black spray paint and uses a laser cutter to burn it away. You can make a laser from a printer so perhaps this is a better project.

I think it is possible to make regular ink printer more accurate just modify injector