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Re: Success Finally!

2006-08-14 by lcdpublishing

Pretty Cool huh!  Once you get everything worked out, it's amazing 
how well of a job you can do with it.

It does seem as though there are many papers that will work 
including pages from magazines!



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "jmumby2" <jmumby@...> wrote:
>
> I have chipping away at this for a little while and to be honest I 
was
> pretty much ready to chuck in the towel. Until I noticed on this 
group
> the use of glossy paper. 
> 
> I have been using OHPS but found I had to iron on about 4 before I 
had
> an adequate result. Well today I was fumbling in the paper room at
> work and found some glossy paper. So I thought 'last chance', and 
what
> do ya know 100% on ONE attempt!
> 
> I am using a Brother HL-2040 if you have one of these check your
> advanced settings as you can increase the density (toner amount) 
here
> and also run 'Thicker paper' setting. 
> 
> I am not sure what the paper is called but if you go to the local 
copy
> shop and ask for a couple of sheets of glossy paper you should be 
sweet. 
> 
> Also just used a household iron for a fraction of the time also.
> 
> Thanks for a great group!
>

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