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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Thoughts on where I went wrong? (1st pcb attempt)

From: Russell <rjshaw@...>
Date: 2002-12-31

ghidera2000 wrote:
> I actually have an inkjet already. I emailed MG Chemicals and asked
> about using inkjets instead of laser. They replied and said that
> inkjet inks aren't UV opaque and don't work well for the process...

Nothing could be further from the truth. Inkjet inks are excellent at
blocking UV, but can be completely transparent to infrared. If i want
a cheap IR filter, i just print a black area onto transparency with
an epson stylus 400 colour. Note that only a few inkjet printers give
good results printing onto transparency.