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Subject: Re: Toner in an Inkjet printer

From: "Ingo" <Ingo.Schuldes@...>
Date: 2011-05-13

For good reasons, it sometimes takes years for highly specialized chemists to develop a specialty ink - using multi-million dollar equipment.
Its absolutly not as easy people think - its actually the most difficult part in the whole inkjet printing technique.

If such a homebrew mixture prints at all, it will only do for a very short time, abolutly not reliable nor repeatedly and chances a very very high to ruin the printhead permanently.

I suggest that investing the time in other experiments is a much better choice.

Ingo


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "lemar" <doyle51241@...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone tried using toner in an inkjet printer? Specifically an Epson?
> I know the holes are small but so are the toner particles. My thought is that a mix of distilled water, maybe a little ammonia to make it slippery and some toner might go through the print head. Then bake it to flow out the toner and etch.
>
> Crazy? Maybe. Been crazy before.
>
> LeMar
>