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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Toner PCB for Beginner?

2011-03-10 by Slavko Kocjancic

S, John pi\ufffde:
> The wealth of information in this group is overwhelming me!
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> I would like to avoid buying into the process with supplies and equipment that are not going to work.
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> Are there any particular copiers/printers/toners that are known not to work for toner transfer for PCB's?
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> I am thinking of buying an inexpensive laser printer to cut down on the ink expense anyway.
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> It would seem to me that if it is really all that easy to do I could use even a toner copier and simply copy an ink jet copy with the toner copier. I gather that one of the key elements is to have control of the paper that the copier is using.
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Brother HL series is bad... It's has good print and accuracy but the 
toner doesn't transfer. The HP is better in that way.

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