I was going to use the photo-method as most of my stuff is in smd
but ever since I got this perfected I think I'm gonna stay with the
toner method. The key point about this way is putting the pcb on
the iron and heating it up half way through the process. I also
insert the pcb's diagonally so that more heat is transfered to more
area on the pcb.
I do another thing that works good...sometimes...for the large
copper areas. Prior to mag-paper-pattern on the pcb I put the
magazine paper with the toner pattern on the iron (toner side up)and
heat it up until the toner gets glossy, this helps with the porosity
issues sometimes and sometimes helps with distribute the toner a bit
in the large areas.
Does anyone know of a test standard for pcb traces etc. so that we
could compare results of the different methods?
Resc.
--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Derryck Croker <derryck@n...>
wrote:
> On 6/2/04 05:55, rescme1 at alram2@h... wrote:
>
> > Here are a few test etch's:
>
> Not at all bad - this is probably the best anyone will get with
this sort of
> laminator. Less fiddly than the photo resist route as well, which
was my
> goal.
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Derryck