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Hello,
I've been doing some PCBs by "hand" for a year or so.
Now I would like to use SMD and superficial IC, and I need more
accuracy and posibility of making several boards.

I tried 4 or 5 times with tonner transfer. Results are not good.

I use magazine paper, I tried 2 o 3 of them. Glossy.
I print using a LaserJet 6. I iron at high temp, for 10 minutes or
even more. I wash in warm water, and leave there a few minutes more.
Then I peel the paper (it takes time and effort, sometimes I just
damged a track). The pattern is firmly transfered, and it actually
takes a lot of effort to remove from the copper using disolvent. BUt
the pattern is heavily damaged. Many track cutted, pads missing,... I
manage to get some better, but I need very good acuracy for SMD, can't
just finish by hand...

I don't know what more I can do...
I'm thinking on going into photographic methods. I was thinking on
getting photosensitive boards, print a mask, and expose it to UV
light. Then, as far as I'm concerned, I will have to put in developer,
and then etch.

Can you guys help me out? any advice??
Any ideas??

Thank you so much