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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Toner transfer

From: Russell Shaw <rjshaw@...>
Date: 2003-08-17

shuttleau wrote:
> All
>
> I have started using the toner transfer process and it generally works
> well for what I make.
>
> One problem is the track edges. Sometime they are "ragged" , not a
> straight line. The toner transfer on the copper is straight, but the
> end result is not ?
>
> I use a HP laser printer set to maximum toner and HP satin paper.
>
> Any hints on why the edges are ragged ?

Heating and pressing causes the tracks to flatten out.