At 13:18 13/10/00, you wrote:
> >I was thinking in hacking my deskjet to feed a board instead of the paper,
> >then print directly to the pre-sensitive board and expose to UV.
> >I guess that the board must have some kind of 'texture' to hold the ink in
> >place
> >maybe 'sugar and water' ?
> >With this method I think we can achieve a good resolution with standard ink.
> >Humm!!! eBay... :)
>
>         It would be nice. But ink needs a rough surface to stick to. It's
> the same of using a non-inkjet transparency - the ink cloggs as small
> droplets in the printing, and does not dry (what a mess!!!). It's better
> to print in the transparency and use it to burn the board.

Transparency is exactly the step I'm trying to avoid, the idea is
print,burn,develop and etch.
Anyone knows from what is made that rough surface on inkjet transparences,
I know that it's water soluble :)


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