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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: First efforts with isolation milling and the new machine....

2007-01-03 by James Washer

My GAWD.. how did you take those photos???

On 02 Jan 2007 18:39:29 -0500
DJ Delorie <dj@...> wrote:

> 
> "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...> writes:
> > > If one is willing to buy the commercial product rather than trying to  
> > > use conventional paper, can better results be had?
> > 
> > No. It makes no difference at all, some even had worse results.
> 
> I use TT paper, and can do 7/7 fairly reliably.  However, the limit is
> my printer, not the paper - I've checked the prints under a microscope
> and the toner edge just isn't "perfect" enough to go better,
> regardless of the paper.  OTOH it's an old drum, so it's not like I'm
> trying that hard ;-)
> 
> This is on normal paper, but it gives you an idea of what I'm talking
> about: http://www.delorie.com/pcb/smd-challenge/fp-pix/
> 
> You can see how the etching comes out here:
> http://www.delorie.com/pcb/first.html
> 
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