[sdiy] Re: press and peel PCB

[Bryce Lanham]

The gootee method is what I've been using as well. With the staples picture
paper it works very well. Just dont try staples Supreme Photo paper! It has
a plastic base on the paper and just melts. Eventually I want to go on to
photoresist.

Bryce

On 3/17/06, Pat Kammerer <spivkurl at wearerecords.com> wrote:
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Colin Hinz <asfi at eol.ca>
> To: synth-diy <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 1:24 AM
> Subject: [sdiy] Re: press and peel PCB
>
>
> > On Wed, 15 Mar 2006, amokan wrote:
> >
> > > I broke down and bought a laser printer for home to make screen
> printing
> > > easier... anyhow, I'm curious about anyones luck with press and peel
> PCB
> > > products. The idea of not using carbon paper and etch resist pen
> sounds
> > > great but I've heard some negatives about PNP.
> > >
> > > Any comments or better ways to do home etching without the pen method?
> >
> > I'm about to give this a try:
> >
> > http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg/gooteepc.htm
> >
> > (It helps that there's a Staples store a short distance from where I
> work,
> > and they stock the specific type of photo paper mentioned in the
> article.)
> >
>
> This is the method that I've been using when I want PCBs.  Once you find
> the
> right paper and experiment a bit it seems to work good.  I recommend a
> good
> long warm water soak after ironing, otherwise some toner traces may lift
> when the paper is removed.  Also try not to iron too firmly in one spot,
> as
> the paper can stretch or move and then the traces have cracks. I've done
> some fairly complex boards this way, with fairly small traces and good
> results. I've been using HP premium photo paper (glossy).
>
>
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