<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div style="font-family:Arial;">I used to do this with PCBs and thick aluminum 5 U panels. I used an Apache brand laminator. The trick with thick aluminum panels vs copper clad is they soak up a ton of heat so you may need a laminator. I also would take some steel wool to the surface to remove oxidation and give the toner something to bite.<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">I had my best success with cheap yellow “toner transfer paper” from ebay.<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">Acetone will clean toner right off.<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">Good luck!<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">-sean</div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div>On Tue, Jun 15, 2021, at 2:20 PM, Quincas Moreira via Synth-diy wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style=""><div>I have done the same on aluminum panels with varying degrees of success. If the transfer was clean and complete the toner looks great over aluminum. Instead of etching which is messy on aluminum, i would just spray some lacquer over the panel to keep the toner from scratching off<br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone<br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 15 Jun 2021, at 14:15, Randy Dawson via Synth-diy <synth-diy@synth-diy.org> wrote:<br></div></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div> <br></div><div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">I have been fairly successful in the transfer of PCB artwork from my laser printer to etched board.<br></div><div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Print it out, with regard to mirror x-y, and with household normal iron, press down the paper printout for a bit on top of the copper board to transfer it to copper and etch.<br></div><div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Is there a similar procedure that others have used, for front panel aluminum?<br></div><div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></div><div><span>Synth-diy mailing list</span><br></div><div><span>Synth-diy@synth-diy.org</span><br></div><div><span>http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy</span><br></div><div><span>Selling or trading? Use marketplace@synth-diy.org</span><br></div></div></blockquote><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>Synth-diy mailing list<br></div><div><a href="mailto:Synth-diy%40synth-diy.org">Synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a><br></div><div><a href="http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy">http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy</a><br></div><div>Selling or trading? Use <a href="mailto:marketplace%40synth-diy.org">marketplace@synth-diy.org</a><br></div><div><br></div></blockquote><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div></body></html>