Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, DJ Delorie <dj@...> wrote:

> I'm still trying to figure out the paper though.  I have two types, an
> older white pack, and a newer blue pack.  At the moment, the white
> gives better results, but I don't know why.  I've tried humidifying
> the blue, but it just doesn't seem to take up as much toner out of the
> printer as the white does.  Next time I'm going to try running it
> through the printer twice (the first time, not printing anything) to
> see if prepping the paper helps it take up more toner.
>

It's like deja vu all over again!?! I am getting exactly the same
crappy results I got with the Dyn-art paper 10+ years ago...

I have the light blue paper as well and, like you, I'm having problems
with the toner density. I just put in a brand new OEM (not reman.)
toner cartridge into my Oki C5100 (not a "toy" laser printer) and
tried tweaking every setting available to bump up the density, all to
no avail. 

Then there's the laminator... I see why they keep recommending 0.032"
boards over 0.064" - the thicker board jams up the laminator almost
immediately.

Now, I imagine that with practice and tweaking I'll be able to get
everything right, but if it is this fickle to begin with I'm not
confident that any tricks or settings I determine now will work
consistently in the future.

I suppose I better read up on all those posts concerning *other*
papers to use for this process... Ugh.

-Jeff