Maybe your dad could help on this - is there a non-water based
solvent for dextrine? It seems like water was the problem.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "mikezcnc" <eemikez@c...> wrote:
> Grant,
>
> He thought it was crazy to attempt making a dextrine coated paper
at
> home. I tried it several times and agree with that: the paper is
all
> shrunk up and there is now way for a hobbyst to make it flat and
> straight. Pulling out a home made dextrine paper out of a laser
> printer is a nightmare I will never forget. I admit that idea
behind
> it is simple but the problem is to dry the coated paper so it looks
> like paper you and me know. Mike
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "grantfair2001"
> <grant.fair@s...> wrote:
> > Mike - I'm not sure why your dad thought you were crazy, after all
> > someone had already made the paper with dextrin. Did he say why he
> > thought you would not succeed?
> >
> > I didn't realize you had already had a go at this and your
> experience
> > is good to know about. What kind of Dextrin did you use?
> >
> > Grant
> >
> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "mikezcnc" <eemikez@c...>
> wrote:
> > > Grant,
> > >
> > > My father is a chemical engineer who spent 40 years in paper
> > > industry. When I found out 6 moths ago that Pulsar used dextrin
> > > coated paper I knew I would have a product. I spent time and
> money
> > > making such paper trying all kinds of tricks (my father told me
> it
> > > was insane) and came to conclusion that it cannot be made at
home
> but
> > > it is a great way to quickly learn how clean the laser printer.
> At
> > > that time I decided to forget about the TT and concentrated on
UV
> > > exposure with excellent results, coating my own boards. Then
came
> > > along the Staples paper and the laminator and we all know the
> rest of
> > > it- I became a TT convert.
> > >
> > > John Kleinbauer from www.kleinbauer.com, a small CNC machine
> site,
> > > used a fantastic comparison to baking. I like that example
> because I
> > > happen to have baked breads for more than 10 years. Yesterday I
> baked
> > > the world's worst bread! I must have been tired.
> > >
> > > As far as regular TT goes, the one that requires ironing, there
> are
> > > obviously two variables difficult to control (that come to
mind):
> > > temperature and pressure (we know that). But keeping pressure
at
> the
> > > max allows us to vary only temperature to achieve good results.
> > > I had 70% success rate when ironing and I have 100% using a
> > > laminator. Yes, I live in US and yes I took a second mortgage
to
> buy
> > > the laminator at Staples... Mike