[sdiy] PCB making

[Tim Parkhurst]

On 1/2/07, Samppa Tolvanen <samppa.tolvanen at gmail.com> wrote:
> And here´s Tom Gootee´s "classic" description of the toner transfer method:
>
> http://www.fullnet.com/~tomg/gooteepc.htm#1
>
> This method does work when You find the correct setup. One thing I do
> differently: I´ve found, pre-etching the board before the transfer
> will make toner to stick better, than transferring diretly to bare
> clean copper.
>
> Samppa
>

A-HA! (epiphany moment) that makes a LOT of sense: throw the board in
some etchant for a few seconds and 'texture' the surface so that the
toner has some teeth to grab on to. Gonna have to try that. Also,
fellow Nor Cal Bay Area Synth Geek (NCBASG), Tom Arnold has
refurbished a heat press and has hopefully gotten some good results
from the consistent heat/pressure combination that a press offers.
Tom, any news?

Tim (rarely makes a lot of sense) Servo
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