Homebrew PCBs

i will have to try this but with all of the papers
i have tried i think the main problem is getting
the paper to release the toner on the board i was
wondering if one of those enzime type wallpaper
removers might help desolve the paper any idea's

--- Dean Batute <phix_it@...> wrote:
> Hello all,
>        Having no luck finding any of the brands of
> photopaper that 
> people have been recommending for the iron on
> transfer method, I 
> began thinking about the subject and ...WOW!!! I had
> an epiphany! The 
> common theme seems that the paper should be of the
> very shiny 
> (glossy) photo paper and since it's supposed to peel
> away in the 
> water bath it SHOULD be rather thin. Then I thought
> to myself what 
> kind of paper is like this???....the paper used in
> many MAGAZINES!! 
> Computer magazines, glamour magazines,
> entertainment... any magazine 
> with photos it is TYPICALLY a glossy paper format.
> 
>  O.K. so it has printing on it already...it's INK so
> unlike toner, it 
> won't transfer to the PCB when you iron it. Now you
> may say "if it 
> has printing on it already how can I see my PCB
> image when I print it 
> onto this paper". Remember it's shiny. Hold the
> image at an angle to 
> a light source and the DULL toner will show up
> clearly against the 
> SHINY paper.
> 
>  So...DOES IT WORK?   in a word....YES!  All the
> problems that exist 
> with just about every other type of paper remain
> (correct temperature 
> of the iron, correct amount of pressure applied,
> etc. etc.) except!!! 
> the price. If you don't already have any old
> magazines lying around 
> the house, I'm SURE your city has a store that sells
> old magazines 
> for as little as $0.25  Ironically enough I get a
> trade magazine free 
> each month called EP&T (Electronic Products and
> Technology) and it's  
> a large format magazine (11" X 16"). I figure I can
> get about 240 
> small PCB's from this one magazine EVERY
> Month....FOR FREE.
> 
>  Why pay a dollar or more PER SHEET when you can pay
> a penny a sheet 
> for a used magazine. Give it a try. I'd be curious
> to hear other 
> people's success.
> 
> Take care all......Dean.
> 
> 


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