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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Toner transfer problems

From: Kerry Wentworth <kwentworth@...>
Date: 2010-04-19

Yeah, when I first found out about this toner transfer thing, I started
a file with all the conflicting advice on the web, preheat or don't
preheat board, magazine, Gootee or dextrin coated paper, or
transparencies, iron flat or on edge, high or low pressure, 2 minutes or
5, and on and on.

The internet is like a Magic 8 Ball. All the answers are there, you just
have to figure out which ones are RIGHT answers.

Kerry

cary heestand wrote:
> This seems to be a big problem on most sites. A group of people come up with a way that works, and others post saying, " Your process doesn't work, I used a different paper than you did,and a different board prep method but I did it just like you said, and it doesn't work"
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> It seems that most people that use magazine paper, scotchbrite and alcohol have good results.
>
> Is it because the magazine paper is "free" that people think it won't work? I guess it comes down to free and expensive expensive wins. Even if it isn't as good!
>
> cary
>