Your application is perfect for using the voxel8 approach. It is very high conductivity.
The recent Functionalize Kickstarter sounded promising, but I never had a chance to check it out.
Plating is a possibility, too, but it requires much more work.
Plating is a must for rf,
Do you need thin films? The conductor in the voxel8 approach cures to a solid.
Are the radio shack conductive ink pens enough to electroplate?
@Camerin_hahn . Can you provide a circuit to use for our race?
Brook
I tried conducive ink, it needs to be applied super thick to get conduction. I will draw up a circuit that I think should work
I missed this kickstarter. One ohm per cm filament.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/391466300/worlds-most-conductive-3d-printing-filament
It would do the job. Maybe he could be encouraged to try again. I don’t think our community was aware of the kickstarter while it ran.
Okay, I have a simple circuit that should give us a meaningful measurement of the abilities to “print circuits”.
I will do a layout today, then post files this evening.
I am thinking 3 leds, 3 transistors, 3 resistors and 1 9v battery. The voltage drop across the resistor will be compared against the voltage drop on a long trace. We will have a 2 fold contest.
Who can get the lights to work first, who can get the circuit to work with the lowest line resistance.
Files will go on youmagine, a link will go into the community. The win contest rules will go up at the same time.