Homebrew PCBs

To add my own experimentation to the pool, I did a couple of runs using
iron-on T-shirt transfer paper.  I'd never heard of anyone using this
before, but it was *made* for transferring toner, so it must be perfect,
right?

It was actually a miserable failure - it doesn't transfer any better, and
since it doesn't stick to the board at any temperature, it's almost
impossible to keep the pattern aligned. It does allow you to skip the
water-soaking step, though.

-Andrew

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Kerry Wentworth <
kwentworth@...> wrote:

>
>
> Yeah, when I first found out about this toner transfer thing, I started
> a file with all the conflicting advice on the web, preheat or don't
> preheat board, magazine, Gootee or dextrin coated paper, or
> transparencies, iron flat or on edge, high or low pressure, 2 minutes or
> 5, and on and on.
>
> The internet is like a Magic 8 Ball. All the answers are there, you just
> have to figure out which ones are RIGHT answers.
>
> Kerry
>
>
> cary heestand wrote:
> > This seems to be a big problem on most sites. A group of people come up
> with a way that works, and others post saying, " Your process doesn't work,
> I used a different paper than you did,and a different board prep method but
> I did it just like you said, and it doesn't work"
> >
> > It seems that most people that use magazine paper, scotchbrite and
> alcohol have good results.
> >
> > Is it because the magazine paper is "free" that people think it won't
> work? I guess it comes down to free and expensive expensive wins. Even if it
> isn't as good!
> >
> > cary
> >
>
>  
>


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