Ryan, Printing on transparencies can be problematic because the black area can have little holes in it. An intermediate solution is to use a mylar photoplot. The resolution is typically about 25 microns (0.001" for the Americans). If you can send them gerber files, and array many plots on a 12" X 24" sheet, it can be very fast and inexpensive. (With a gerber file they won't charge you for data conversion.) Google "mylar photoplot" to find vendors. David Nemeth -----Original Message----- From: mems-talk-bounces@memsnet.org [mailto:mems-talk-bounces@memsnet.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Saunders Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:09 PM To: mems-talk@memsnet.org Subject: [mems-talk] Printer for transparency masks? Hello all, Our group was thinking of printing our own masks on transparencies instead of using expensive chrome-glass masks. Has anybody had success using printing for creating masks? If so, what type of printer was used? and what was your minimum feature size? Thanks in advance, J. Ryan Saunders PhD Student Mechanical Engineering University of Alberta