scratch_6057 wrote:
> This is basically just an FYI post, I know it reads like an
> advertisement but I have NO connection with the company except being
> a happy customer.
>
> If you are one of those people who use Photosensitive boards to
> produce your PCBs, and you are using the 3M, Epson or other Inkjet
> Transparency media to make films, (positive / negative).
> You may want to take a look at this
> ( http://screenprinters.net/product_group.php?gid=inkjetfilm ).
>
> I have used this material with an old Epson Stylus 1160 and obtained
> what I consider to be exceptional results compared to the other films
> I have tried (also used with Stylus 660, results were not as good but
> were useable). Unlike other films I have used which have a coating to
> provide a tooth for the ink to bind to but take quite some time for
> the ink to dry and allow for ink "pooling" causing non uniformity in
> coverage, the coating on the film (above link) absorbs the ink almost
> immediately. The coating acts as if it is some sort of gelatin which
> soaks in the ink as it is laid onto the material.
Is this the non-waterproof film?
The gelatine coated stuff is what the genuine epson inkjet film was anyway.
The HP, canon, and others all used that cruddy sand-paper film.
> My printer settings have been, Highest Density, Glossy Photo Paper,
> High Speed = OFF, & whatever else I would normally use for a FINAL
> Photo Quality Print.
Been doing this easy stuff for 5+ years.