Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Homebrew PCBs

Stefan,

Thanks! That's sort of what I figured when I tried it, but I use the
iron here, so I'm not sure I could do the exact same thing. I thought
that maybe a folded-over wet paper towel would give it some "squish"
for the last couple ironings, but it didn't help much. This thing I
was doing is sort of a weird one anyway. It's a proto-circuit for
testing a PIC based hardware controller, so it's actually going to
stay in "PCB form" maybe on a plywood panel, with no chassis, but I'll
be using it a lot. Normally, the top labels aren't as important to me.
I can usually just refer to a paper copy of my component layout while
I populate.

I figured that the graphics which actually crossed copper wouldn't
make a clean transition like you said. If I have to do something like
that again, I'll probably try to get as much text as I can into the
initial etched copper transfer and not fight with the subsequent toner
labeling.

-Take Care
George

PS- I did want to try a laminator just for the heck of it, but that
Staples after Thanksgiving deal fell through. I think I might mail
them about that suspected "bait & switch" offer.