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Re: Easy Fast Laser Print DIY Circuit Boards

2013-08-09 by cunningfellow

> Someone wrote:
> <SNIP>
> I never have scale/size issues. nor should
> you... you should be getting 100% accurate
> sizes.   good news is this is controllable.
> and most likely from within your print
> dialog.
> <SNIP>

Unfortunately not true.

Laser printers will get the X axis spot on 
and repeatable every time.

They often have slip on the paper as it is
fed through and the Y axis may on some
printers be totally uncontrollable.

Some are worse than others.  The OP may
have one of the very bad Y axis printers.

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