Plotter/printer recommendations

Hi Kirk,

First, what system are you using? I use high quality photosensitive boards.

I was  using a laser printer and printing to over head transparency film but

I found the printer was distorting some of my image slightly and this was

throwing off my CNC drilling holes.

Now I use an HP 8500 printer (inkjet) and printing to premium inkjet

transparency film (HP C3834A) with perfect results down to very fine traces

with no loss of detail.

Rob

"Kirk Sceviour" <aircrew1@rogers.com> wrote in message

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Currently I export my PCB artwork straight from Eagle (5.11) to a laser

printer. Unfortunately this tends to create art that needs to be doubled

up

for use in the exposure box (not dark enough). Besides being a real pain

on

detailed boards I'm certain this is not getting the most out of Eagle.

 

That being said can anyone tell me a bit about some of the plotters that

show up in the CAM device listings? Will a plotter produce a darker image

than a laser printer for example and which type of device should I be

looking for.

 

I'm strictly a hobbyist however my boards are often fairly complicated

double sided affairs and I'm moving into SMT to lower the footprints. I

need something middle of the road at least.

 

Thanks

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Hi Kirk,

First, what system are you using? I use high quality photosensitive boards.

I was  using a laser printer and printing to over head transparency film but

I found the printer was distorting some of my image slightly and this was

throwing off my CNC drilling holes.

Now I use an HP 8500 printer (inkjet) and printing to premium inkjet

transparency film (HP C3834A) with perfect results down to very fine traces

with no loss of detail.

Rob

"Kirk Sceviour" <aircrew1@rogers.com> wrote in message

news:iqrtro$oqj$1@cheetah.cadsoft.de...

Currently I export my PCB artwork straight from Eagle (5.11) to a laser

printer. Unfortunately this tends to create art that needs to be doubled

up

for use in the exposure box (not dark enough). Besides being a real pain

on

detailed boards I'm certain this is not getting the most out of Eagle.

 

That being said can anyone tell me a bit about some of the plotters that

show up in the CAM device listings? Will a plotter produce a darker image

than a laser printer for example and which type of device should I be

looking for.

 

I'm strictly a hobbyist however my boards are often fairly complicated

double sided affairs and I'm moving into SMT to lower the footprints. I

need something middle of the road at least.

 

Thanks

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Web access to CadSoft support forums at www.eaglecentral.ca.  Where the

CadSoft EAGLE community meets.