I haven't done my experiment yet...as to the heat involved,
non-resin-coated paper is ususually dried on a heated platen to
produce a glossy photo; that is, if you have a print drier, which I
don't; so no glossies.
The RC stuff is glossy by itself, and needs no such drying process.
But, the point I've taken from this is "Am I going to gum up my laser
printer if I try this thing?" This Brother 2040 laserjet apparently
uses considerably higher temperatures than my old HP, again relying on
the info provided to me by the makers of Press N Peel Blue.
What I will do first is apply an iron to printable side of the paper,
and see if I screw up a $15 iron rather than a $120 laser printer
(even though I wouldn't be exactly devastated if "Brother" met some
gruesome untimely death).
Cheers,
Ted
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Mycroft2152 <mycroft2152@...> wrote:
>
> It's interesting but gelatine doesn't melt in the
> heat. It just dries out. Think of "Jello" right out of
> the box. Do a google about the history of "JELLO", you
> may not want to know where it comes from.
>
> In the theater, the colored filters that are put over
> lights are called "gels" for that reason.
>
> "Gelatine" from animal and seaweed sources is a very
> ancient product. It is used today in many food abd
> cosmetic products.
>
> Myc
>
> --- lists <stuart.winsor.lists@...> wrote:
>
> > In article <e600d0+uluc@...>,
> > kilocycles <kilocycles@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Just speculation at this point, hardly even a
> > hypothesis. Therefore,
> > > I think I'll charge forward and laser print some
> > old fashioned
> > > photographic paper tomorrow and see what happens.
> >
> > Errm, isn't photographic emulsion based on Gelatine?
> > Do you not think it
> > might melt in the heat?
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