Yahoo Groups archive

Homebrew PCBs

Index last updated: 2026-04-05 19:38 UTC

Message

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

2007-01-03 by Stefan Trethan

On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:39:29 +0100, DJ Delorie <dj@...> wrote:

> 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


I have found that the edge definition seems somewhat better with glossy  
paper rather than matte paper.

ST

Attachments

Move to quarantaine

This moves the raw source file on disk only. The archive index is not changed automatically, so you still need to run a manual refresh afterward.