Actually, it wasn't me with the label backing paper.
I tried that but the image would always be damaged before i could
transfer it. Same for baking paper.
What i use for component legend is silicone coated paper (squeegee
coated with high temp silicone). This releases the toner, but is tacky
enough to hold the image.
For some reason or the other it doesn't work well for copper artwork,
the layer gets too thin in places and doesn't resist completely.
Still, doesn't matter for legend, and you get a nice shiny black print
by just peeling the silicone paper off without any water.
Anyway, label backing paper didn't work for me, but the right kind
with the right printer and lotsa care when handling, maybe....
ST
On 10/8/07, Len Warner <novost@...> wrote:
> At 1:50 pm ((PDT)) Sun Oct 7, 2007, David Griffith wrote:
>
> >...label sheets...slick backing paper.
> >The image is crisp and wipes off with a dry finger.
> >Could this be a useful new medium for toner transfer?
>
> Useful, yes: new, no.
>
> Stefan Trethan reported using it for component legends
> but had pinhole problems with tracks.
>
> I believe silicone-coated baking parchment has been
> used with some success too, as has vellum∗∗ tracing
> paper, though a quick search of my back email only
> found tracing paper used with UV-sensitized boards.
>
> (∗∗ Not the vellum quality writing paper but the
> hard translucent stuff sold for technical drawing or in
> heavier grades for craft work.)
>
> I'm sure a search of our message archive would turn
> up lots of related threads and I would certainly try a
> heavyweight vellum myself, since I have a craft shop
> nearby, but my impression is that TT success is
> most often attributed to a photoglossy _inkjet_ paper
> and this is because it disintegrates easily in water,
> though the detail of the breakdown seems to vary.
>
>
> Regards, LenW
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