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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <theguy316@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 11:52 AM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] HP LaserJet 1100 PAPER JAM!!!


> Yo fellas im a newbie so please spare me the ridicule... well ive been
> tryin out some methods to making homemade pcbs here and i must say
> this is awesome.. well i have a problem /// i have a HP LaserJet
> 1100... im using staples regular photo paper that ive used before(on
> another printer) and it has worked... The problem i have is that when
> i try to print a pcb on the photo paper with my HP LaserJet 1100 it
> gets jammed... ive read on a couple of posts that people have been
> successful using this printer... can anyone recommend a paper that
> wont jam ... or a specific method they used to make a successful
> printing with photo paper using this printer.. i am able to print on
> the back/non-glossy side of the photo paper prefectly, but when i try
> to print on the glossy side... it just jams up... ive also read that
> people use transparencies.. is it done with the same method as the
> photo paper? well thanx alot in advance... i hope u all can really
> help me cuz i cant afford another printer...

I used to stick the transparency material (cut to size) onto a piece of A4
paper as a carrier. It worked very well with no jamming, even with thin
tracing paper.

Leon