I have the exact same printer, just bought it a few weeks ago explicitly for the purposes of toner transfer (and it was dirt cheap). My first attempt failed, but it had nothing to do with the printer. All the instructions floating around say to stick the hot board into a cold or warm water bath immediately. I found that when I do this, the paper bubbles and pulls the toner off of the board while it's still soft. On my second and subsequent attempts, I allowed the board to cool for a couple of minutes before putting it in the water and it worked perfectly. Every board I've made since the first has come out great. I have tried several photo papers, and while I'm confident that the staples brand should work (based on other peoples experiences), I've been using Canon Photo Paper Pro. It's one of the most expensive photo papers around, I use it for high quality photo prints, but it works great for toner transfer too. The 4x6 sheets run about 40-50 cents a piece though. I tried Kodak paper, but the toner doesn't stick well to it, you get ghosting from the fuser roller. Tips: Acetone works great for removing toner from Copper (handy after etching). A stiff bristle scrub brush works great for removing paper residue from boards during the "soaking phase." A toothbrush gets in-between traces well. Always run the tip of the iron along your traces at some point during the ironing. Good luck!
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Re: Toner Transfer using a Samsung ML-2010
2006-04-25 by thomascouey
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