Homebrew PCBs

I wonder how many "preheat" the copper clad with the iron
prior to laying down the paper?

I find that I get much, much better results when I
preheat.

Roland F. Harriston
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sethreeder wrote:
>
> I'm glad you mentioned this because it gave me an idea which has never
> occured to me before. It would probably yeild very similar results to
> a press if you were to place a nice hefty peice of metal on top of the
> board and toner and heat it with a heat gun(hot air gun, paint gun, a
> few other names I'm sure)
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@ yahoogroups. com 
> <mailto:Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>, "chalaco_51" <chalaco_51@ 
> ...> wrote:
> >
> > I've been having some bad results with my present procedure to
> transfer
> > toner using the old iron method, and this is even with the blue peel
> > stuff.
> >
> > I have been thinking of purchasing an ironing press a Conair (~$90) or
> > even a more expensive one like a Simplicity (~$150) which can add up
> > 100lbs of pressure.
> >
> > I have also consider on buying a laminator but the size of the boards
> > I have going are 6x6 inches at a minumum and going through a laminator
> > 8 to 10 times with a thickness of 60 mils may end up screwing up the
> > laminator. The wife has bought into the idea of a more expensive
> > ironing press, since she could also use it.
> >
> > Does anyone have any comments in the pros and cons on using an ironing
> > press for toner transfer?
> >
> > Thanks for any feedback.
> >
>
>