Homebrew PCBs

The question is, does it not get printed or does it not get fused?

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On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:06:49 +0100, mycroft2152 <mycroft2152@...>  
wrote:

> I recently received some very thin pcb material. It was 0.5 oz and
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> very flexible, (0.020"?) I could easily curve it around a 1" rod.
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> I have an old Laserjet IIp+ laser printer, that I have been using
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> for toner transfer. The LJ is old, heavy and built like a
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> locomotive, so I thoough I would try printing directly on the pcb
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> material. I put in an old cartidge and gave it a go.
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> A 3" x 5" piece of pcb was attached to a regular sheet of paper with
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> heat proof labels. I slightly precurved the pcb material. The pcb
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> matereial ran through the LJ without a hitch!
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> Unfortunately, the toner barely stuck to the pcb and was reprinted
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> on the paper. I tried again after an extra cleaning step, but to no
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> avail.
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> It appeared that the toner was not fused and was still powdery. The
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> fuser in the LJ may not have enough power to handle the 0.5 oz
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> copper.
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> So much for a good idea, back to the foil and the laminator.
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> TANSTAAFL
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