Homebrew PCBs

So I ordered a new GBC H310 from amazon for 50 dollars and some HP
Presentation paper, but I realized today that the laser printer we
have at work doesn't render anything that is not text correctly.  I
tried printing a design for a co-worker onto a transparency and it
turned out horribly.  It is an Ricoh Aficio 2022, we used to have a
1224C which I never had quality problems from except the occasional
light spot.

I've heard good things about the HP LaserJet 2100 and it is
1200x1200dpi instead of 600x600.  My HP Photosmart 8250 injet printer
is also 1200x1200 and prints really clean lines for some silk screen
photo negatives I helped a friend with.  I've found someone online and
at surplus stores for 25-75 dollars, some with toner, some without.
It's a parallel printer so I'd have to buy the HP Jetdirect 600n Print
Server which is about another 20 (I'm going to end up printing
normally on it at work because everything I highlight from an inkjet
printer runs).

What are your opinions on this printer?

Thanks,

-- 
Erik L. Knise
Pacific Shipping Company
Seattle, WA

I have one I found on line at a office near my job for $25 with Toner and it works very well!

regards

Mike




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From: Erik Knise <elknise@...>
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 9:44:00 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Looking at an HP LaserJet 2100

  
So I ordered a new GBC H310 from amazon for 50 dollars and some HP
Presentation paper, but I realized today that the laser printer we
have at work doesn't render anything that is not text correctly. I
tried printing a design for a co-worker onto a transparency and it
turned out horribly. It is an Ricoh Aficio 2022, we used to have a
1224C which I never had quality problems from except the occasional
light spot.

I've heard good things about the HP LaserJet 2100 and it is
1200x1200dpi instead of 600x600. My HP Photosmart 8250 injet printer
is also 1200x1200 and prints really clean lines for some silk screen
photo negatives I helped a friend with. I've found someone online and
at surplus stores for 25-75 dollars, some with toner, some without.
It's a parallel printer so I'd have to buy the HP Jetdirect 600n Print
Server which is about another 20 (I'm going to end up printing
normally on it at work because everything I highlight from an inkjet
printer runs).

What are your opinions on this printer?

Thanks,

-- 
Erik L. Knise
Pacific Shipping Company
Seattle, WA




      

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Well I picked one up from Re-PC in Seattle.  The first test page went
well, the second got worse, third even worse.  So I tried the magical
shake the toner cartridge and what do you know, it printed better for
about 3 more pages.  I'll be picking up a new toner cartridge tomorrow
and my laminator should be here on Monday.  Now just to finalize a
design to try and I'm going to pick up some 1/2 oz 1/32" boards to try
it on.  I might end up just buying some FeCl from radio shack or Fry's
until I figure out a better solution.  The CuCl solution with HCl and
H2O2 looks promising.

-- 
Erik L. Knise
Pacific Shipping Company
Seattle, WA