Homebrew PCBs

Missed this message the first time...oh well;-)

The magazine I used was from littlewoods catelogue shop that they 
send to my Mum. She finished reading it and was about to throw it out 
so I thought why not...and it worked.
It is difficult to describe the actual consistency but I will try:

The paper seems similar in consistence to the type used in the Argos 
as well...in fact, I will probably try a sample of that later as well.
The paper is very thin and the paper and print tend to be mildly 
glossy. It becomes soggy and tears easily when even slightly damp.
As I said sometime ago in a previous post, the only reason I 
attempted a transfer with this paper was that I could remove printed 
toner from the paper simply by scratching it off with a fingernail. 
This removed toner and the print underneath but the paper itself 
remained intact. After heating the paper onto the board using a 
laminator, I could literally pull the paper off by hand, this would 
remove only a few traces or parts of traces. Soaking allowed the 
paper to be completly removed leaving the traces behind.
I am at the stage where I will be performing more tests to see how 
far I can push this paper in terms of trace size and number. Ideally, 
I hope to be able to handle QFP surface mount devices but we'll see 
what happens...

Hope this helps?

PK


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Len Warner <yahoo@...> wrote:
>
> Sun Jun 11, 2006 4:12 pm (PDT), kilocycles wrote:
> >Nice!  What laser printer did you use?
> >
> >--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "onenastyviper" wrote:
> > > [snip] I just needed to sort out a decent paper, I was going to 
buy some
> > > pressnpeel when i fuond a magazine that was about to be chucked 
away
> 
> And, probably more important, what magazine did you use?
> 
> 
> Regards, LenW
>