> The last time I tried it, several years ago, it was 0.8mm pitch > and an Apple LaserWriter 16/600PS (canon EX engine) and got crap > results. Now I have HP 8100DN and 8550DN printers; do you think > either of those would be worth a try?
Print these and inspect them under a microscope: http://www.delorie.com/pcb/spirals/ The etched board will almost always be worse than whatever toner is on the paper. > I'm willing to obtain (to dedicate to this task) any printer that'll > provide good results for this. Go UV! There's a bit more investment, but the results are far more reliable. Either way, I suspect you'll be much happier with your results with a hacked laminator: http://www.delorie.com/electronics/laminator/ Stock laminators are too cool for toner transfer and too hot for UV lamination. Also, this topic is the focus of the Homebrew_PCBs Yahoo! group, and they maintain a database of what works (printers, papers, etc) and what doesn't. _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user