Sure, we all know about this, but I went here:
http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg/gooteepc.htm ,
followed his techniques and had the best results ever.
I never would have imagined that the cheap photopaper from Stables
would work so much better than any other toner-resist method I've
tried. With the cost of Toner-Transfer Decal paper at roughly a
buck a sheet... you can imagine I've made very few attempts. Now
that the paper I use is more affordable, I can experiment without
feeling
guilty.
While I was at it, I tried the HCL/H202 solution. FECL3 is now
history. Too slow, to opaque, and I hate the staining unless I use
GLASS. Yes, I'm careful with HCL, honest.
Now for the fun part. I know this has been discussed here before too
but I have tried two products from a german company called abacom-de
that I really like. They make hobbyist priced products for
electronics such as SPLAN (schematics) and SPRINT LAYOUT (PCB). I
bought both after trying the demo versions. Unlike CADSOFT Eagle,
you can't really ∗use∗ the demo versions. You cannot print or save
stuff with the demo versions.
The price was around $55 US each so it seemed a good price. I like
the fact that they are easy to use. Unlike Eagle, the schematic
program does not have a relationship with the PCB program, but
that's a small price to pay for a good hobbyist-use product. I love
the results with these products.
By the way...
Hello Everyone.
Pete