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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Fotoboard2 / step wedge issues - am I doing something wrong?

From: Leon Heller <leon355@...>
Date: 2010-03-22

On 22/03/2010 20:02, Philip Pemberton wrote:
> Leon Heller wrote:
>> I orginally used a laser printer with Laserstar film, but get much
>> better results with an inkjet printer. No pin holes, for starters.
>
> What are you printing on with the inkjet? Tracing paper, JetStar
> Premium, JetStar, normal OHP film or something else?
>
> I find the Stabilo inkjet OHP film works pretty well but is a pain to
> find, and takes a bit of time to dry. I've been trying to get my mitts
> on a pack of 3M CG6000 Universal Inkjet/Laser OHP film, but %#$!ing
> Royal Mail have gone and "lost" it. Grrrr.
>
> I've used JetStar Premium as well, but the coating seems quite thin and
> easy to scratch -- sometimes the act of removing a sheet from the pack
> is enough to scratch off a piece of the coating. The Stabilo OHP film
> doesn't seem to scratch at all, and with LaserStar the toner tends to
> scratch off long before the coating.
>

I print on Jetstar Premium, and let it dry for an hour or so. I handle
it carefully and don't have any problems with scratches.

Leon
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Leon Heller
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