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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Mechanically Etch Style

From: "Mike Young" <mikewhy@...>
Date: 2005-11-21

Excellent! Post process the image. :) I'll give the magic wand a swing or
two this evening, too.

8 pixels is probably just right for 600 dpi, a touch more than 13 mil. I
might go a bit more generous on the bus side.

----- Original Message -----
From: <pinoy_nyc@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 8:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Mechanically Etch Style


> Hi Mike,
>
> Oh I see, it's isolation etching. Thanks.
>
> I just tried experimenting with photoshop and able to produce it
> Isolation etching in
> about 30 seconds from the original eagle board image.
> what I did is select all the non copper area (black color) and contract
> the selection
> into 8 pixels. by doing Select->Modify->Contract and the flooding the
> selection with
> white. It looks ok though...