Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, DB Express <dbxprss@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the replies.  I have several sharpies in my desk drawer.
 Unfortunately, since my last post, I noticed another issue.  I don't
have a laser printer here at home, so I printed the layout to a file
and loaded it to my jump drive for a remote print.  I discovered that
the resulting printout from the file shrunk the layout a bit.  The
mounting holes no longer line up, and everything is squeezed together
accordingly.  It wasn't immediately apparent due to the small
difference, but when compared side by side with a printout from my
home printer through the PCB software, it seems to have shrunk maybe
5% or so.  Looks like I will have to try the transfer again, printing
it out on my printer on some good paper, then borrow a copy machine to
make the transfer.
> 
> Nels

if you know the printer at the other end, you can save the file in a
print format that can be copied to the printer.  kind of like printing
to your memory stick as a print buffer, taking it to the other machine
and then finisheing the job.

As for Sharpies, dab, don't draw.  a dab leaves more ink, drawing
scrapes some away.

For the quick fix, you can use the sharpie on the shrunken image to
expand the pads.

Dave