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Photomask Making Creating
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Whether, you are just beginning or an experienced sandcarver, you should know that a good quality film print is key to processing a superior photomask. Although other factors may be involved, it all begins with a dark, opaque film print....
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Whether, you are just beginning or an experienced sandcarver, you should know that a good quality film print is key to processing a superior photomask. Although other factors may be involved, it all begins with a dark, opaque film print.
You can produce your custom photomask in four simple steps. To begin, you will need a computer, printer, a UV light source, photoresist film, water and a film print such as UV Vellum, Inkjet Film or Laser Film.
1. Create and print your design. You'll start by creating your artwork (using your preferred design software), and then printing out that artwork onto a film print.
2. Expose your design. The next step is to expose the artwork design on the film print to a photoresist film using a UV light source. The film print will block the UV light from the photoresist in the exact outline of your artwork, but the areas that are exposed to the UV light will harden.
3. Wash with pressurized water. You then simply wash out the photoresist film with press
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