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Subject: RE: Using vinyl for toner transfer?

From: <twgray2007@...>
Date: 2013-10-22

As indicated in the first post, I DID print onto the vinyl in my first tests.  However, I did remove the backing in order to stick the vinyl to a piece of 81/2"x11" printer paper...so I could run it through the printer.  Then I placed that, vinyl side against clean copper pcb and paper side up and ironed for 3 minutes.  Not all the toner transferred.  The problem could lie with the printer not placing enough toner on the vinyl or not enough pressure on the iron.  I plan to experiment with both...different printer that I have had better success with and/or more pressure when I iron.



---In homebrew_pcbs@yahoogroups.com, <earlannis@...> wrote:

Don't remove the backing!!! Print on the vinyl! Then place the toner on clean copper, add a piece or two of plain paper as a pad, and iron for 2 minutes at the highest or cotton setting.

Air cool for a minute or two and peel the vinyl from the copper.
 
Earl Hancock
 
on Oct 21, 2013, AlienRelics <alienrelics@...> wrote:
 

That is a rather odd surface to use. But worth a try.

Have you tried using the backing? Remove the vinyl, and print onto the slippery side of the backing, then press than onto the PCB.

Steve Greenfield AE7HD
One of the few who still signs his messages, apparently...

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, <twgray2007@...> wrote:
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> Thanks for all the comments on my question about P1006 printers. I now have another question about using vinyl for toner transfer.
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> I purchased a roll of vinyl used in the Cricut machine to test for toner transfer. Surprisingly, it actually worked better than anything I've tried so far in transferring the toner to the pcb, 100% every single time. The only problem I see is that, the toner seems to mash and spread out when it goes through laminator, making the tracks wider with uneven edges. I think because of the compressability of the vinyl, but it could also be the heat making it bleed. I haven't tried using an iron to see if it yields the same results.
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> My question is: is anyone else using vinyl for TT, and if so, have they seen the same problem with mashing problem? Is there a fix?
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