I have to go over the sharpie spot two or three times to get good coverage. The first "marking" will not be totally dark, but by the 3 or 4th time marking over the same spot it seems to work pretty good. I've used both the fine point and Ultra fine point - the fine point is NOT what I would consider a fine point, more of a blunt point - 30 mil would be with a new sharp "fine" point.
Ken H>
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Piers Goodhew <piers@...> wrote:
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> I've been meaning to ask re Sharpies: I got one, but the results are not
> great. The first TT project I saw, the author signed the PCB with a
> Is there a secret with Sharpies (cure time, cure process?) Or is the US
> formulation using chemicals banned elsewhere in the world or something?