Open Source Automated Screen Printing

[Thewafflication]

I am a student pursuing an Associates of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology.  I am entering my final term, and will take a course similar to a university's senior design course.

Goal: I want to build a device that can silk screen laminate copper boards, with very little user intervention.  The device will be created using open source tools.  The device will be released under TAPR_OHLv1.https://www.tapr.org/TAPR_Open_Hardware_License_v1.0.txt

Requirements:  So far the only requirement I know of is that I need to use the TI Launchpad MSP432 somewhere the project.  The class hasn't started yet. It starts Jan 8th.

Current Work: I will be drawing the machine in FreeCad.

Captain’s Log: 12/28/2017 11:00pm  I've created a github repo for the project. That can be found here: https://github.com/Thewafflication/Silk-Screen-Printing-Machine  I have also created a breadboard adapter for the MSP432 Launchpad.  I have ordered boards to test from OSH park.  There is also a repo for that adapter here: https://github.com/Thewafflication/TI-MSP432-Launchpad-Breakout-to-Breadboard-Adapter

12/27/2017 10:00pm I've "built" my first silk screen frame.  I was very disappointed with the results.  I blame my failure on my lack of wood working skills.  To mitigate some of the issues, I have modeled a couple tooling. (See the attachment)  The tool in the attachment allows me to drill two pilot holes in perpendicular 1x2's at a 60 degree angle.  The other tool lines up my drill bit, to put in countersinks.  To fix my last problem, I need to develop a method to consistently cut the same length and square.  I was using a jigsaw, but figured out a skill saw would be much more appropriate.