Homebrew PCBs

On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:59 AM, leeleduc <leeleduc@...> wrote:
> I called the company that makes the paper and asked an applications engineer if I could run it through a laser printer and he said it would print just fine. I can print fine lines with it, the text on the photo titled "2nd try" is 6mil. The paper is a little thinner that 20lb copy paper (3mil vs 4mil) but my printer handles it just fine. BTW, I'm using an HP P2055DN. Here's a link for all the paper sizes the company makes. They are sending me a sample of the 7mil paper to try.
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> http://www.dissolvo.com/welding_products.php

I would think the 3 mil paper would transfer the heat from the
laminator faster, and would be less stiff, thus less likely to curl,
so the 3 mil paper might transfer the toner better. The only advantage
to thicker paper I can think of is that it might be more dimensionally
stable.

Dissolvo also has some "coated" 4-mil paper that is less permeable to
gas. Perhaps that coating would provide a smoother surface that would
allow sharper, finer lines. Can you get a sample of that and try it
also?

Looking forward to hearing your results! :-)