Homebrew PCBs

Am also having great results with the HP1005 printer, but something
odd I have noticed.  When the printer is printing a page, a tiny wisp
of odourless smoke (condensation) puffs out with the paper.  
The paper is dry and same used on another laser printer.  Has anyone
else noticed this???

Glenn.

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "chilliismyweakness"
<couchman74@...> wrote:
>
> I just returned a Brother HL-2040 and replaced it with a HP P1005
> (today actually!). i spent about 30 hours trying to get a decent
> layout with the HL-2040, it cant be done. i tried every magazine in
> the house along with a large array of varying photo papers. I even
> went to the extreme of going to the newsagent and buying a couple of
> magazines of varying gloss/thickness etc. 
> 
> I finally came to the conclusion when i tried using PnP blue which
> produced worse results than the 30+ different paper types that the
> brother cant produce any kind of usable PCB's. In fact the tectronix
> website even states that some new model brother lasers are having this
> problem with PnP Blue. I think it has something to do with some
> brother toners, and the fact it has to be heated much higher than
> other toners to bond. 
> 
> Any way, the place i got it from (officeworks, AU) has a 7 day
> satisfaction gurantee, i took it back with 2 days to spare and got a
> no questions asked refund (awesome). I got the HP P1005 straight away.
> And after a week of ironing/sandwich pressing about 100+ prints that
> didnt work, the first one i made on the P1005 was a perfect print. you
> could imagine my elation!
> 
> One thing i will note about the P1005, and this is only in comparison
> to a large size office grade Canon laser printer/copier is that the
> toner in the P1005 does not require as high a heat setting on your
> iron when you are transferring. i use a medium-high setting for the
> P1005, whereas with the canon i had the iron on flat out as any lower
> would produce unsatisfactory results. 
> 
> Hope this helps.  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Luc Small" <luc.small@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I'm wondering if anyone has used a HP P1005 or P1006 LaserJet printer
> > for PCB toner transfer. It is currently possible to pick up a P1005
> > for $54 (after $30 cashback) in Australia, which makes it very
> > affordable.
> > 
> > I currently have a Brother HL-2040. I am getting very patchy results
> > and I have read plenty of accounts from people who have had trouble
> > with using Brother printers for toner transfer.
> > 
> > As such, I'm interested to know if the P1005 is likely to yield
> better results.
> > 
> > Best wishes,
> > 
> > Luc
> >
>