On 02/02/17 03:57, lists Stuartlists@... [Homebrew_PCBs] wrote:
epson Artisan 1430.
Some types of settings can override each other preventing high density if you
don't do it right.
> I'm asking this on behalf of a friendI'm using the gutenprint driver in linux and can get high ink density on an
>
> I make my own PCBs by a 'photo' process, which involves printing a
> transparency from the PCB artwork I've created. Just plain black/clear.
>
> This used to work perfectly when I first did it in the '90s. Using an
> Epson Stylus printer - long since gone. The next printer - a Canon - was
> just about OK, but that's gone now too.
>
> I've now got an Epson XP-415 which simply doesn't print a dense enough
> black - despite playing with all the settings.
>
> I've kept some of those old transparencies from the older printers, and
> you can clearly see the difference holding them up to the light.
>
> I've also got a cheap mono laser printer - and that if anything is worse.
>
> Can anyone recommend a printer I can buy new and they know will work
> properly for this task?
epson Artisan 1430.
Some types of settings can override each other preventing high density if you
don't do it right.