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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Staples #471861 as suggested by Thomas P. Gootee

From: Alex <alexb@...>
Date: 2004-07-01

> > It is getting to the point that if you can draw it, you can etch it.
> >
> > Dave
>
> It's actually more like "if you can print it you can etch it".
>
> ST

How many dpi must the printer be able to handle for 10mil tracks ?

I tried to print out a 600dpi bitmap and even a1200dpi image of my board
at the public library, and the area with fine tracks didn't look uniform:
some of the 10mil tracks coming out from a microchip footprint with a pitch

of 0.4mm were thinner than others, and also the spacing between those
tracks was irregular.

Thanks,
Alex