Homebrew PCBs

>
> I just made my first PCB using the HP 5940 and Jetstar Premium film,
> it came out very well. As it's for an RF application I used a hatched
> copper pour over most of the board with a 5 mil line width, and that
> was perfect. The edges on the tracks and pads were very sharp, so I
> should be able to achieve 5 mil tracks, although I'm not likely to
> need to go that narrow.
> 
> It looks like this is the best low-cost combination for making PCBs at
> home.
> 
> Leon
>

From: "mark.mickelsen" <mark.mickelsen@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 5:09 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: HP Deskjet 5940 and Jetstar Premium film


>I just want to make sure I understand this.  The HP5940 is an inkjet 
> printer and you're using film so this must be for a photographic 
> process and not for toner transfer.  Is that correct?

Yes, photo-etch using positive resist.

Leon