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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "kilocycles" <kilocycles@...>
wrote:
>
> Using my Brother HL-2040 Laser printer and its high temperature
toner,
> I've had my best results using pages from the Harbor Freight catalog
> mailers. The glossier ones from the ones that come loose-leaf,
rather
> than stapled, and tend to stick to the PCBoard after ironing.
>
> I'm checking my iron temperatures with a digital meter that I got
for
> $15 at a local high-end organic food market. It has an armored
cable
> and long probe intended to measure the internal temperature of
> whatever meat is in the oven. I start ironing when the temperature
of
> the iron lying on the probe reaches about 335 degrees F.
>
> I apply moderate pressure to the board while ironing (actually,
> picking up and moving the iron from place to place, at first, to
make
> sure that the image is tacked down. typically, on a 3 x 4 inch
> EAGLE-size board, I iron for about a minute. Then, I let it cool,
and
> then soak in water for a few minutes. With the not-so-glossy
> lithographed paper, sometimes the paper will readily peel off in one
> piece, more or less. With solid ground planes, not so easily. I
> concentrate on getting the fuzzy fibers out of the copper areas,
> rolling them off with my finger, and don't bother with the toner
> areas, except to touch up the traces with a Lumicolor red pen where
> needed.
>
> I'll be adding a couple of recent etched board photos to my folder
> shortly.
>
> Regards,
> Ted
>
I have a Brother HL-2040 as well, im still using the toner that came
with the printer, is the toner you use the sample that came with it?
can you tell me what settings you use and what toner i should buy?
-Cheers