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Guys, thanks very much, I appreciate the feedback.

I can definitely see some mistakes I've been making with the transfer method...it really surprised me to find out from several of you that 8 passes are sometimes needed, it honestly didn't occur to me that additional passes would make any difference.

I have to make a fundamental decision...whether to try yet again to make the toner transfer method work....I mean, I DO have all the stuff, the special paper, the green film, the laminator, etc., etc., ...and just get CRAZY about cleaning boards, using solvent, doing a zillion passes, etc., and WORKING on the process until I finally get it to work RIGHT....

....or to go straight to the photoresist method. I realized in writing this I accidentally lied...I had forgotten that even though I did buy an exposure setup and photoresist boards, etc., I never tried using that method...because the cost of those photoresist boards seemed too high to me.

So....go crazy on the toner transfer method until I get it RIGHT, or go with photoresist and accept the higher cost of the boards....

Any consensus on this?

Very Best, Charlie


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