I've gotten down to 8.33 mil with TT with a fair degree of reliability. 6.66 I can do if I'm careful and put extra copies of the board on the print - there's usually one short or open somewhere, often I can fix it with a knife or solder. Note the off-mil sizes; my laser printer is 600dpi or 1.33 mil per pixel, so I use multiples of that to get consistent results. The limitation with my printer is its ability to place the toner particles precisely. With photomask I've been able to do 6 mil with high reliability, and 5 if I'm careful. In theory I can do 4, but I haven't needed to try to get that to work since I don't use parts that small. The limitation here, with my printer, seems to be its ability to feed the paper accurately. Quarter sheets are too small for a good grip, half sheets work much better.
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] How fine can you etch with toner transfer?
2008-10-01 by DJ Delorie