Hello Dennis,
Yes, when there is more money in the bank, I think I
will buy that HP1020 lazerjet printer at Best Buy.
Together, with also buying inkjet transparancies at
Office Depot, I should be in business...as I already
have the iron!
Do send me your e-mail address, as I will keep it, and
then when the time comes for me to purchase
everything...I could very well gets some good tips
from you...if you like. I've been a 'dry transfer' man
for 3 years...well...change is a good thing.
a friend, Patrick
--- dl5012 <
dl5012@...> wrote:
> Hi Patrick,
>
> Seems like we've got a couple threads going...
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Cambre
>
> <braincambre500@...> wrote:
> > I have a HP Photosmart 7450 printer...as it does a
> > remarkable job on making b/w prints.
>
> Inkjet printers won't work for the toner transfer
> process. TT needs
> the toner to be melted. Ink won't do that.
>
> > My further questions are...It seems as though you
> are
> > saying that you use inkject transparancies with an
> > iron to press on the image to the PCB. Am I
> correct on
> > that. Is so, would an office supply or Best Buy or
> any
> > of these type chain stores, carry inkject
> > transpancies?
>
> I got lucky with the inkjet transparencies. I
> bought HP and they
> worked. They're about a dollar a sheet at office
> supply stores, so
> it could get expensive trying a lot of brands (no
> one sells single
> sheets). I bought mine in bulk in an auction on
> eBay. All I knew
> was that they were HP and I took a chance. It paid
> off... Don't
> see that seller listing anymore, but I bought a
> couple hundred and
> that should last awhile.
>
> > Looking forward to your great words of wisdom and
> > encouragement. Your pictures definately look
> great!
>
> Thanks. As I mentioned, the narrowest traces I use
> are 16mil.
> Usually larger to avoid problems with over etching
> and pitting. I
> size my traces so pitting doesn't affect current
> capacity. I'll
> push spaces down pretty low at times, but I try to
> minimize the
> tight pitch areas to make transferring less
> critical. If I get a
> bridge, I just use an Xacto type knife to clear it
> before etching.
> Can use the same technique to clear shorts caused by
> under etching.
>
> Regards,
> Dennis
>
>
>
>
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