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From: "DJ Delorie" <dj@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 12:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Breaking the 6/6 barrier


>
> "dagmargoodboat" <dagmargoodboat@...> writes:
>> I don't think that's super critical for signal traces--as long as the
>> trace exists & survives etching without breaking; we don't care if
>> it's a little wavy.
>
> I was thinking that less waviness in the print gives you more leniency
> elsewhere. At least, my prints don't have a definite "edge", it's
> more of a 3 thou wide blur. So I can't tell in advance where the edge
> of the copper will be.
>
> But if the mask is the issue, wouldn't inkjet+photomask be able to be
> done at finer resolution? Or do they still have issues with "fuzzy"
> edges?

Depends on the printer, of course. My cheap one gives 1200 dpi and the edges
are fuzzy. One of the expensive printers should manage 5/5, but there are
all the other problems I mentioned previously.

Leon