Has anyone got any more details on the device pictured in
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- the original site appears to be down, and the wayback machine is having trouble retrieving the site... It looks build-able, if only more details (the chemistry being used, the times, the temperatures of the baths, etc.)
Looking at
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it seems that powdered graphite is a reasonable first stage for preparing the board for copper- plating, and it's a happy side-effect that the drill rubs the graphite into the hole when it withdraws from the hole.
Alternatively, anyone had any experience with the LPKF 'contac rs' or 'miniContac rs' machines ? And how much were they ?
Cheers, Simon