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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] silicone coated paper

From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2005-03-25

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 10:26:01 -0800 (PST), Ed Okerson <ed@...>
wrote:

> Is this just silicone caulk you are using? Like what you would use on a
> bathtub? If I understand what you are doing, just put a glob on the
> paper
> and then scrape it around til the whole sheet has been coated, how much
> is
> left on the paper? Perhaps some pictures of the process coating the
> paper
> so we can see how much you are using, and how much is left on the paper.
> Are there any possible side effects to the printer? I would hate to ruin
> a drum, or worse a printer.
> Ed


Yes, the bathtub stuff ;-) (I used the transparent acetic acid stuff)

I do exactly as you say and scrape it as thin as possible. I try to keep
the surface glossy (if you scrape very hard it becomes dull as the paper
is exposed, but i don't know if that harms.)
If you don't go to the edges of the paper it is easier (no mess on table)
and i rarely have a pcb that fills the sheet.

I will make pictures at some point, perhaps, but they won't say too much i
think.

Possible effects on the printer, well, if it is cured i would not expect
any.
it does not come off easily, and it does not melt, and it is very soft, so
i can't see why it might damage the printer.

ST