Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Homebrew PCBs

I know this has been mentioned before but I think it bears
repeating. I have been using pages from Time magazine. Run it
through the laser printer like normal paper, transfer like normal,
etc. Washes off pretty easily but the only "problem" I have found
is that the ink also transfers - sometimes.

If the ink transfers, it will resist the ferric chloride etching -
even in my super-charged bubbler tank.

With the last 10 boards or so that I have done this way, all were
good. A few had lifted spots on the flood fills - touched up with a
sharpie. A few had some speckles in the area that should have been
etched but were not as caused by the ink transfering.

Otherwise, I find this easier to work with than any of the ink-jet
papers I have tried so far. The price is great too.

For references, the smallest trace width I do is .012", never had a
bad trace yet. Strangly, the traces always seem to come out better
than the flood fill areas.

Just thought I would share my latest efforts.

Chris