Homebrew PCBs

On Fri, 8 Jan 2010 05:54:58 -0500, you wrote:

>On Jan 8, 2010, at 2:36 AM, jimofc300 wrote:
>
>> Again, I'm looking for any intel you might have about these products.
>
>It sounds like several people have had success with this system,  
>including DJ Delorie, who seems to be the Godfather of DIY PCBs \ufffdround  
>these parts.  I purchased this system and the Liquid Tin a couple of  
>weeks ago and am rounding up the final pieces of my home lab (my  
>Dremel drill press arrived yesterday, now I just need some acid- 
>resistant containers and I think I\ufffdm good to go).  The owner of Pulsar  
>(and sole proprietor, near as I can tell!) has been helpful to me in  
>choosing a laminator and providing some insight into the size of  
>traces and pad annulars.  I\ufffdm excited to give it a try.
>
>One problem I foresee is that my laser printer isn\ufffdt printing very  
>black.  I bought a used HP LaserJet 4050TN from Craigslist and it came  
>with two off-brand toner cartridges, and it\ufffds possible that it needs  
>some other maintenance.  It prints text and schematics beautifully,  
>but areas of solid black have some fading.  Long story short, I\ufffdm  
>hoping that Pulsar\ufffds \ufffdtoner reactive foil\ufffd will be capable of sealing  
>this dodgy toner, because I\ufffdm certain I wouldn\ufffdt be successful with a  
>pure-toner method like magazine paper.

It may not work all that well.  I have problems with toner density.
See if you can increase the density of the toner either through a
front panel setting on the printer or the HP printer utility.

Harvey