Hi,
Tonight I got very good results with a Brother 2040 laser that I got
recently. I used Kodak Ultimate Picture Paper, and a Techno LM1910
laminator.
The paper is some that I've had sitting around for a couple of years...
borderless 4x6. The laser printer and laminator I bought at Fry's over
the holidays. I forget the exact price, but I think it was a little
over $100 for both.
After scrubbing the board with 2000 grit wet-or-dry sandpaper, I ran
the paper through the laminator 4 times on the highest heat setting,
and on the "foil" setting. The board was 1/16" single sided that I
bought from MPJA. The laminator didn't really choke on the board,
although I suspect it's not really designed for something that thick. I
had put the picture paper and board inside a folded sheet of ordinary
laser printer paper.
After the four passes, the Kodak picture paper was stuck to the laser
printer paper, and also the board. After dunking in cold water, I
carefully peeled off the picture paper (it took about 20 seconds, I
think). It came off cleanly, leaving almost all of the toner on the
board.
I'm not that experienced with TT, so I don't know how repeatable this
is, but I'm very happy with this experiment.
Kevin
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "fenrir_co" <fenrir@...> wrote:
>
> In response to kilocycles, as I mentioned in my longer post above, I
> tried the toner transfer method with both transparencies and laser
> paper with a few Brother all-in-one printers on demo at the local
> Office Depot. None of them would transfer using a laminator or iron.
> The Brother seems to have either a much higher fusion temperature, or
> simply a different kind of toner. I suspect more that it's a
different
> kind of toner that doesn't work like other printers, since Brother
> tends to be a 'cheaper' brand. If it is, however, a temperature
> difference, I would also reccomend not using it with Press'n'Peel, as
> I have seen this melt in a few copiers/printers that have higher
> temperatures than most do.
>