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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] First PCB - used Sharpie

From: Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2004-06-21

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 22:21:04 -0400, mickeym <whitemouse@...>
wrote:

>
> A sharpie is okay for small areas, but hard to get a good fill on larger
> things.
> I use one to fix bad spots on toner tranfers with fair results.
>
> Did someone say a red one works better?
>
> mickeym
>


go to a office store that provides sample pens to try, with a scrap of pcb
in your pocket.
write the name of every pen, with the pen, on the pcb.
then etch and buy the best one.

at some point you might go to CAD layouts and maybe a different etchant.

st