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Subject: Re: Heating Idea for Toner Transfer Method

From: "mikezcnc" <eemikez@...>
Date: 2004-01-01

Done. What program are you using to resize the images?

Mike

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan
<stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
> I'm very glad to hear it finally worked.
> I had some disencouraging results in the beginning too.
>
> I really think you will soon get rid of the problems you have now,
I have
> only done a few boards with this method but the learning curve
> is very steep from the point of first useable results.
>
> I am now confident that i can have a 10 mil boards in a few minutes
with
> prectically
> no preparation.
>
> I'm just downloading your image from the files section.
> Isn't it a bit big?
>
> i have saved it as jpeg and uploaded to your folder
> it has only 100kbyte not 3mbyte as yours.
>
> Please delete the tiff image, the jpeg has no data loss and safes
LOADS of
> space.
>
> Stefan
>
>
>
> On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 17:17:37 -0000, mikezcnc <eemikez@c...> wrote:
>
> > Hi Stefan,
> >
> > Your patient guidance helped me to create a PCB using a tone
transfer
> > method. Look in the files section:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs/files/Tone%
> > 20Transfer_mikez/
> >
> > Since my latest post I was able to successfully iron the image
and etch
> > it. Yes, there are few small problems like shorts and missing
tracks but
> > overall comparing to what I had until today it is a 99.99 success
rate.
> >
> > What helped me is your advice that pressure is not significant
and that
> > you had more success with low pressure. So did I. In fact, I can
attribut
> > my shorts to high pressure (before I understood what you really
meant).
> >
> > The dark smear is from imprper washing of laser print with
acetone: I
> > rubed it into the board.
> >
> > Stefan, I am thrilled with that method. I was able to do the
board from
> > printo dry PCB under one hour and not ruching. Next time I can
probably
> > do it under 30 minutes. Thank you for all your help!!!
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >