It can be done, they even sell a spray that makes the paper more transparent (I think orange peel oil, according to the smell). ST On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 4:20 PM, Rich Osman <lists@...> wrote: > Aside from obvious concerns like dimensional stability for really high > resolution work, why not use a fresh print on the lightest weight paper > your printer will feed? > > Sure, the paper will act as a UV attenuator but it's not going to block > a lot of it. It should let you get a sufficiently uniform exposure for > most work, particularly if you dither the UV source position a bit to > compensate for the slight density variations in the exposed media. Most > resist is a high contrast media, so slight density variations probably > won't matter. > > I expect dimensional stability won't be as big an issue if the tool is > used soon after printer. > > -- > mailto:lists@... http://www.n1oz.net ARS: N1OZ > Rich Osman; POB 93167; Southlake, TX 76092 (Near DFW Airport) > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Be sure to visit the group home and check for new Links, Files, and Photos: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBsYahoo! Groups Links > > >
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Why not paper as a cheap phototool?
2012-01-08 by Stefan Trethan
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