Homebrew PCBs

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:03:12 +0100, Gary Hoyles <dimlow_uk@...>  
wrote:

> OK, with all the hype i have heard about this paper i went and got
> some today from my local Staples store.
> Just tried it and its poo. It printed just fine in the laser and
> looked like it was going to be good. But as soon as the iron touched
> it, it stuck to the iron. Not a good sign!  So i placed some normal
> paper on top and continued to iron, them dumped it in some warm
> water. Five minutes later i come back to the water soaked board and
> try to pull some of the paper off and its stuck solid to the board,
> not just where the toner is but, also the paper is stuck solid. I
> soaked it some more and found that there is a plastic coating on the
> back of the paper and managed to pull that off. and soaked some more.
> 15 minutes later is still stuck like poo to a blanket! In fact i
> think i'm going to have to throw out this bit of copper clad board
> because i just cant get the stuff off.
> Well i guess the paper we have here in the UK is not the same as the
> stuff they sell in the staples in the US.
> Has anyone else tried this stuff in the UK ?
> Gary


I have a box of the same poo ;-)
It must be some type of plastic coating.
Surprisingly it does go through the printer allright.

It works very well to make cover sheets for printed out manuals and stuff,  
but that's about all ;-)

ST