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Re: Toner Print quality

2009-03-13 by Steve

Please resave those images as JPG or PNG and upload them again with descriptions. Think about someone coming across those photos 6 months from now, will they make sense with the description?

Thanks,
Steve Greenfield
your friendly neighborhood moderator

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "trevwhite74" <trevor.white100@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all. 
> 
> I have gotten hold of an old HP Laserjet 2100M. It states a resolution of 1200dpi x 1200dpi and so hopefully it perfect for TT. 
> 
> I have uploaded a couple of pictures to the album, HP Laserjet 2100M.
> 
> The first two are printouts of DJ Delorie's excellent spirals - many thanks. 
> 
> picture19 represents the 6mil spiral track and space. 
> picture 20 represents the 4 mil spiral track and space. 
> 
> I was wondering if anyone has managed similar/better quality. I was hoping for maybe cleaner lines but wondering if this is just a practical limit of the technique. I printed on normal paper for test and measurement. I did set the intensity to 5.  
> 
> I mean, its impressive anyway but not sure the tracks would look that great once I tried to print to toner transfer paper and actually transfer to a copper board, etc. So, trying to perfect the settings and try and get the most out of it.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Trev
>

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