I own a Brother HL5140 which worked well with the famed Staples paper.
I know that printer doesn't take the same print cartridge as the
5040, but I thought I would just let you know that you were probably
close! The right paper made all the difference.
I tried the office max paper too - it has some kind of resin which
will NOT come off.
-Eric.
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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "art_lammoglia"
<art_lammoglia@y...> wrote:
>
> Well yesterday was my third day trying to make toner transfer work
> for me. Yesterdays papers were Time magazine and MaxBrite Inkjet. I
> guess my Brother HL5040's toner is just not the right stuff, or my
> skill at TT just plain sucks.
>
> Today I tried my MG photoresist kit. It's been sitting on the shelf,
> unopened, for about 2 years. Had 4 perfect boards within an hour. A
> little messy, but no guess work and alot less time and work than I
> have spent trying to figure out TT with my HL5040.
>
> I guess I'll be sticking to photo resist for now. YMMV.
>
> Cheers.
> Art