Homebrew PCBs

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> So, when I happened to try the Staples Picture Paper, recently, I 
was SO amazed at the quality of the results that I thought that they 
should be disseminated immediately.  I do not think that you are, in 
any way, wrong, for emphasizing it, so strongly.  It is STARTLINGLY 
good.  The toner adhesion to the copper is, by far, the best I've 
ever seen.  And it's capable of very finely-detailed traces:  A week 
or two ago, "just for fun", I tried printing a random pattern of 
lines, using line-widths that varied down to ONE dot wide, at 600 dpi 
(on my HP LaserJet 4, with HP toner), on the Staple Picture Paper. 
Even the one-dot-wide lines worked perfectly!  Under magnification, 
the one-dot lines on the paper were *solid* (not "dots"), even when 
they were at 45-degree angles (I had the "Resolution Enhancement 
Technology" set to "off", and darkness set to maximum, and 
dithering: "None", and graphics mode: "Raster"). And they transferred 
to the copper perfectly, too!  Unfortunately, I haven't had time to 
try etching that test board, yet.

Now I think if the post was a RECOMENDATION about papers and a 
success story about the laminator,  then we would not be watching 
this discussion.

I think that someon posted that there is no other way got peoples 
dander up.

But, your glowing recomendation will not prevent those who want to 
experiment or who cannot access or afford the paper or laminator.

Dave


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