[sdiy] US Industrial Silk Screener Recommendations

David G. Dixon dixon at interchange.ubc.ca
Fri Jun 11 07:43:42 CEST 2010


> I've used the Toner Transfer method to make some very nice DIY
> faceplates. I follow the same steps as one would for making PCB, except
> that I transfer to the aluminum and then do not etch, instead I spray a
> couple coats of lacquer over the printing. The results are sharp (if
> your laser printer is nice) and have last many years (some of my panels
> are over 5 yrs old and still look great).
> 
> With the aluminum it helps to hit it with a very fine sand paper to
> remove oxidization before the toner transfer.

Tony, are you using PnP Blue, or photo paper, or DecalPro dextrin-coated
paper, or what?  Did you have to practice to get transferred graphics of
uniform thickness?




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