I have the electrically conducting (Protopasta) filament and a dual extruder. Does that change things at all if I print the board and circuit together in one print? I could put the entire board in the electroplating solution but only connect the conducting filament to the cathode?
I would print the protopasta like thick PCB lines on the surface of the regular filament. Probably embed a few wires into the protopasta. Have you already tried this idea?
Also any idea how thick the copper layer is in approximate micrometers?
A few hours later. Here is my test structure. I tried while printing to insert bare wires but that failed. I should have made a trough in the print so that I could insert a breadboard pin or solid wire into the trough.
Any opinions or suggestions?
I have the electrically conducting (Protopasta) filament and a dual extruder. Does that change things at all if I print the board and circuit together in one print? I could put the entire board in the electroplating solution but only connect the conducting filament to the cathode?
I would print the protopasta like thick PCB lines on the surface of the regular filament. Probably embed a few wires into the protopasta. Have you already tried this idea?
Also any idea how thick the copper layer is in approximate micrometers?
A few hours later. Here is my test structure. I tried while printing to insert bare wires but that failed. I should have made a trough in the print so that I could insert a breadboard pin or solid wire into the trough.
Any opinions or suggestions?