I would expect trouble from uneven pressure with this setup.
If you bake long enough iron plates should work the same.
ST
If you bake long enough iron plates should work the same.
ST
On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:14:18 +0100, alan00463 <alan00463@...> wrote:
> Yes, Kenny, I am definitely interested in seeing the pics of the PCBs
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> your working on. It would be great if you could post them on the web
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> with a brief writeup.
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>
> Somewhere on the web, I read about a process for transferring toner
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> from paper to copper that sounds even better than a laminating machine.
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>
> It involves getting two fairly thick rectangular slabs or "boards" of
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> aluminum, putting bolts through the four corners, and wingnuts on the
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> bolts. Then you can sandwich your copper board with toner paper on it
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> in between the two aluminum boards and crank the wingnuts down to
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> apply constant pressure to the sandwich. Then you put the whole
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> thing in the oven and bake it until the toner transfers successfully
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> to the copper. Aluminum is a very good conductor of heat, as well
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> as of electrons. Fry bacon in an iron skillet; then fry bacon in an
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> aluminum skillet, and you'll see what I mean.
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> This way sounds easier. Once you figure out the time and
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> temperature, you should be able to get consistency. Sorry, I
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> don't remember the URL where I saw it. For my first time, I am going
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> to just use the iron. Maybe somebody else here has tried this method
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> and can enlighten me.
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>
> Alan