Peter, How did he attach the PCB to the paper in that video? Also, did he have to modify the printer in any way? Sean On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 7:47 AM, Peter wrote: > AK <00 case.edu> writes: > >> Unless you are able to print a rather viscous material onto the board >> I doubt you will be able to achieve the same pitch that is attainable >> through TT. =A0Can you show some macro shots of your etched PCB with the >> direct print process? > > The DuraBrite Epson ink is a resin based ink which will not puddle or spl= atter > too much when ink jetted onto material. The movie I linked to is not made= by me, > but I do have testing that procedure in mind, and quite soon. The procedu= re > should yield =A0reliable lines about 2 nozzle diameters in width (made by= two > almost overlapping passes by the print head). For normal inkjets that sho= uld be > 0.1mm-ish which is about 0.004 in. In general all printers meant for dekt= op use > will reliably reproduce 84um dots (0.084mm, also 300dpi). Most nozzles ar= e half > that size or smaller as far as I can tell, i.e. 40um and below. > > Peter > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist