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<span style="font-size:large;">How it was made</span>
 
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Start out by printing the boards onto a piece of paper, and cutting the Pyralux sheets to size (with some extra border space)
  
 
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Start out by printing the boards onto a piece of paper, and cutting the Pyralux sheets to size (with some extra border space)
 
  
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Tape the boards to the back of a 4x6 photo frame piece of glass. Then add glue over it.
  
 
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Tape the boards to the back of a 4x6 photo frame piece of glass. Then add glue over it.
 
  
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Place the Pyralux onto the glue (copper side up), make sure that there is no bubbles. Tape down the edges of the board.
  
 
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Place the Pyralux onto the glue (copper side up), make sure that there is no bubbles. Tape down the edges of the board.
 
  
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Place the slide onto the printer bed. Tape it down just in case.
  
 
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Place the slide onto the printer bed. Tape it down just in case.
 
  
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Level the platform, it will take a bit of trial and error
  
 
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Level the platform, it will take a bit of trial and error
 
  
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Lots of trial and error
  
 
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Lots of trial and error
 
  
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What the boards look like with the resist on them
  
 
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What the boards look like with the resist on them
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More info coming soon!
 
More info coming soon!

Revision as of 07:04, 9 March 2015

Yggflexisil "making of" photos and project video coming soon


Github repository here


Photoset on flickr here


Setup

We used NinjaFlex filament for 3d printing the resist onto the Pyralux.

Attaching the Pyralux to a piece of glass helps with the consistency of the print results.

After it is done printing, make sure to check for any 'threads' of NinjaFlex that have to be cut.

Gently cut the thread with an xacto knife. You have to be careful about two things:

1. Lifting the other traces that the thread is connected to

2. Cutting through the backing material on the Pyralux

Taping down the edges of the Pyralux sheet helps with it not curling up when etching.

When etching make sure that it does not go under the resist (too much)

After etching is done and boards are dry, can remove the resist

To remove the resist, just find a corner that can peel off, and then pull it

Now you can remove the board from the glass

Make sure you clean your board (with water) before soldering to it

When soldering to it, have something under the board to absorb some of the heat

Add solder to the places that you do *not* want to flex

That's all!


How it was made

Start out by printing the boards onto a piece of paper, and cutting the Pyralux sheets to size (with some extra border space)

yggflexisil_3


Tape the boards to the back of a 4x6 photo frame piece of glass. Then add glue over it.

yggflexisil_5


Place the Pyralux onto the glue (copper side up), make sure that there is no bubbles. Tape down the edges of the board.

yggflexisil_8


Place the slide onto the printer bed. Tape it down just in case.

yggflexisil_13


Level the platform, it will take a bit of trial and error

yggflexisil_11


Lots of trial and error

yggflexisil_14


What the boards look like with the resist on them

yggflexisil_15



More info coming soon!