Hi All,
Anyone used toner transfer to do silkscreens? I've been lurking on this list
for quite some time, and just yesterday made my first PCB using the TT
method. It worked out really well! I used an ordinary clothes iron to
transfer the image to the PCB. I tried to use a laminator but it wouldn't
work, the toner wouldn't stick at all. My laminator has an adjustable
thermostat (max 140 deg C), is this hot enough? Anyway, the iron worked
great, very consistent. I was surprised because the board was fairly large
(270mm x 150mm).
Getting back on track here, I thought, why not use toner transfer for
silkscreens? So I gave it a shot, and it worked! You can see some photos at:
http://thompson.homedns.org/PCB The toner didn't stick very well in a few
places but I thought it was pretty good for a first attempt. I just cleaned
the board with a green kitchen pad before ironing on the artwork. I probably
should have roughed it up a bit to help the toner stick, I'll try that next
time. BTW, the printer I am using is a dodgy old OKI 4w LED "laser" printer
and magazine paper.
Also, thanks to Dal Wheeler for the great guide he has on his web page! It
helped me out.
Thanks,
Dean