OK, made a batch...what I seem to find is...
(1) thicker paper works better (not crazy
kinds of thick, just not the uber-cheap
paper
(2) half sheets are less likely to get as
wrinkled
(3) if you've got a steam iron, steam them
(starched side up) and they'll flatten
out almost perfectly. If you iron them
starched side down the starch gets moist
and sticks to whatever you're using.
Since the surface of the iron is hotter
than the steam, the starch won't stick
(can't get moist)
Here's a couple pictures of half-sheets I
tried.
Here's a half-sheet of that cheap crappy
paper. I made sure to have a light shine
on from an angle so you could see both any
wrinkles better
http://www.poitsplace.com/images/thinpaper.jpgAnd because I had it laying around, another
half-sheet...this time it's actually coated
inkjet paper
http://www.poitsplace.com/images/coatedpaper.jpgstick it under the yellow pages over night and
it'll probably get rid of any remaining wrinkles
or curling. Hope this information helps
--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "poitsplace" <lmburt@e...>
wrote:
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Phil" <phil1960us@y...>
wrote:
> > I hope this isn't a joke. what kind of paper do
> > you put it on? I get very wrinkled paper that
> > doesn't want to feed through the machine at all.
> > I even tried ironing it out but its still pretty
> > bad.
>
> Yeah, initially it looks like this
> http://www.extremecooling.org/ec/images/pp/gravy/dry.jpg
>
> After drying and ironing I think I left it under a heavy
> book overnight. I found some of that initial batch of
> paper when cleaning a while back (after a couple months)
> and it was almost as flat as normal paper. Of course,
> one good thing about a large commercial copier (like
> those used at kinkos...and which I used with my test)
> is that the rollers are far larger and don't have as
> much trouble with minor imperfections in the paper. I
> was going to continue to refine the process and make a
> guide (hence the pictures on the server) but my wife has
> been disabled and/or ill for quite some time now so I've
> been unable to pursue any of my hobbies :\
>
>
>
> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "poitsplace" <lmburt@e...>
> > wrote:
> > > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Toft
<toftat@c...>
> > > wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 23:13, poitsplace wrote:
> > > > > It has to be a relatively thick coating...
> > > > > not sure spray starch would do it (although
> > > > > I have considered it)
> > >
> > >
> > > > Doesn't it come off in the printer when the
> > > > paper has to make a turn? I'd love to be
> > > > able to make my own paper like this, but I'm
> > > > a little leery of it clogging the printer up.
> > >
> > >
> > > Heh, I actually don't have a laser printer, I
> > > used it in the kinkos copier. However, the
> > > stuff really doesn't come off easily. If you
> > > are worried you can simply test it by bending
> > > a sheet of test paper repeatedly. I never had
> > > any problems with mine. The only time it seems
> > > to come off easily is in the water (and then it
> > > really just turns to goo)