Homebrew PCBs

On Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:47:25 -0000, you wrote:

>Although I have been making successful single-sided PCBs for a while now, I just 
recently decided to try making a double sided board with SMD (.5mm TQFP) parts. So, I went out and
bought a new inexpensive Samsung ML-2165 printer. The problem I am having is getting the scaling
right. It's inconsistent and varies from print to print. Plain paper works pretty good, but the
Pulsar paper comes out too short. I tried adjusting the scaling in the Kicad print dialog, but it
seems to come out either too wide or too short. Very frustrating, and I have wasted four sheets of
TTS paper so far.
>I have a couple of boxes of HP glossy photo paper, so I may try that.
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>Any advice?
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>Thanks,
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>Pete
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Make certain the printer properties don't have any sort
of "fit to page" option set. Sometimes they can slip in
a surprise 8=(

Keith Bowers WB4LSJ- Thomasville, NC