I use inkjet photo paper and refilled cartridges on an HP1010. The cartridges are icplus from ebay. After heating the paper to transfer (I use a domestic iron), put the board in the freezer for 20-30 minutes.
No rubbing or wetting the paper to remove it, just peel and all the toner stays on the PCB copper. The clay on the paper holds the toner to give a superb crisp image. You do get a white coating on the toner from the clay on the photo paper, but it has no effect when etching.
Malcolm
I don't suffer from insanity I enjoy it!
Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin
The writing is on the wall.
Ha-ktovet al ha-kir
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On Thu, 4/2/15, Robert Nickels w9ran@... [Homebrew_PCBs] <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Toner refills
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2015, 3:25 PM
Like most of us I suspect, I make PC boards using
the toner transfer
method. I have an HP Laserjet 5000 which is an
office-grade printer
capable of up to 11" by 17", which is nice, but my
toner transfers have
been of marginal quality. There's no problem in
getting the transfer
to work, but the amount of toner that is transferred seems
inadequate.
Before etching, the black areas where toner is present
appears mottled
and not solid black, with tiny pinholes visible. Even
though I use the
green film, the copper is rough after etching, traces are
undercut and
of inconsistent width. I've already got my printer
maxxed-out as far
as settings go.
I use the Pulsar transfer paper, and they advise that my
problems are
due to using refilled toner cartridges which don't
contain enough or the
right kind of materials. Even though the output looks fine
on paper I
can accept this, but the refilled cartridges are a small
fraction of the
cost of new HP brand toner cartridges (e.g. HP 29X which
sells for $235).
My question is: are there any recommended alternatives
which would give
me better results at a cost somewhere between the bargain
refills and
the new HP 29X?
Thanks and 73,
Bob W9RAN
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