very nice idea!
i will of course try this.
but it may be a good idea to use magazines with no fingerprints etc on the
pages.
regards
stefan
> Hello all,
> Having no luck finding any of the brands of photopaper that
> people have been recommending for the iron on transfer method, I
> began thinking about the subject and ...WOW!!! I had an epiphany! The
> common theme seems that the paper should be of the very shiny
> (glossy) photo paper and since it's supposed to peel away in the
> water bath it SHOULD be rather thin. Then I thought to myself what
> kind of paper is like this???....the paper used in many MAGAZINES!!
> Computer magazines, glamour magazines, entertainment... any magazine
> with photos it is TYPICALLY a glossy paper format.
>
> O.K. so it has printing on it already...it's INK so unlike toner, it
> won't transfer to the PCB when you iron it. Now you may say "if it
> has printing on it already how can I see my PCB image when I print it
> onto this paper". Remember it's shiny. Hold the image at an angle to
> a light source and the DULL toner will show up clearly against the
> SHINY paper.
>
> So...DOES IT WORK? in a word....YES! All the problems that exist
> with just about every other type of paper remain (correct temperature
> of the iron, correct amount of pressure applied, etc. etc.) except!!!
> the price. If you don't already have any old magazines lying around
> the house, I'm SURE your city has a store that sells old magazines
> for as little as $0.25 Ironically enough I get a trade magazine free
> each month called EP&T (Electronic Products and Technology) and it's
> a large format magazine (11" X 16"). I figure I can get about 240
> small PCB's from this one magazine EVERY Month....FOR FREE.
>
> Why pay a dollar or more PER SHEET when you can pay a penny a sheet
> for a used magazine. Give it a try. I'd be curious to hear other
> people's success.
>
> Take care all......Dean.
>
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