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Subject: Re: Gerber to Laser Printer How???

From: "Phil" <phil1960us@...>
Date: 2004-11-09

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "gettingalongwouldbenice"
<gettingalongwouldbenice@y...> wrote:
...
> > Why is placement in the middle of the page an issue? Not criticizing
> > just want to know.
>
> Simple, I'm using up 93 square inches of paper for a two square inch
> board. Hardly a problem when you know what you're doing.
> Seems overly wasteful when you're gonna do dozens of test runs
> trying to learn the process. It really, REALLY bugs me when 4 sheets
> of paper costs more than the laser printer.
> Just call me frugal...REALLY FRUGAL!!!

well, you could look into using inkjet paper instead - somewhat
cheaper at about $0.008 a sheet. Or you could just cut out a piece of
the staples paper and tape it to the print area.

...
>
> Has anybody tried turning off the printer fuser? Apply the unfused
> image to hot copper, peel it off immediately, then fuse the copper
> with a heat gun? Think offset printing. Space the paper up off the
> board and run a roller across it once. OR maybe just hit it with
> high voltage and use that to transfer the toner image??? Hmmm,
> wonder if my Laserjet 4L toner is the magnetic stuff? I feel an
> experiment or two coming on.

at the point that paper+toner passes the fuser in a laser printer, its
held on via static electricity. I think it unlikely that it would
stick very long if it didn't get fused to the paper. Though you are
clearly thinking in the right direction - I look forward to your
experiments.