Homebrew PCBs

Dave, 
The Staples paper recommendation is the fault of Tom Gootee - I am 
merely a messenger and I think he should be burnt first. I am only 
guilty of suggesting a glowing (literally) laminator H200 and 
therefore my life should be spared....  IT'S HIM!  Mike


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Mucha" <dave_mucha@y...> 
wrote:
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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
> 
> 
> < HUGE SNIP >