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From: "chroniclz" <chroniclz@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 3:15 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] unsuccesful attempts to transfer on board :(


> hi,
> hope some1 can help me with this. i've been trying the old toner
> transfer method. i've tried it with a couple of transparencies. i
> think 1 from 3m one from a generic producer and some other. couldnt
> find the hp transparency. some even had a rough surface on one side
> like i read in some post. i tried with photocopied transparencies and
> with laser printed ones. the printed ones were much sharper though.
>
> what happens is when i iron the transparency on the board it shrinks
> slightly and the design gets smudged. i i mean really smudged at some
> places. i tried it with epson glossy paper too. same thing happened.
> when i ironed it the paper shrunk mostly from the middle section and
> the design got smudged beyond recognition.
>
> i'm fairly new to this. and i need serious help. what am i doing
> wrong?

What printer?

Leon