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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] The plotter has arrived!

From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2006-11-23

On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:31:36 +0100, Lez <lez.briddon@...> wrote:

>
> Well I have got a good looking one on paper, and I have managed to get
> a top off one the old pens, standard fluff filled design, so I checked
> another, seems to be two line widths, p3 and p7, I have filled the p7
> with the fluff from a green disk pen, now waiting for ink to work its
> way through, its still drawing yellow so should see a change soon.
> Other one I filled with all the fluff from a black sharpie.
> just tried taping a piece of pcb to a sheet of paper, I can see paper
> is not a good carrier and need to find something thin but stronger.


Thin cardboard worked fine for me.
I still think you are wasting your time and money, but hey, better that
than drink and tobacco ;-)

ST