Homebrew PCBs

I also use magazine paper and it works great.

When I do it I also get white residue which I think maybe just paper fiber, or perhaps some kind of coating that was used.

The problem I have noticed with it is that it can obscure places where the printer made a hole, especially on large ground planes.

This makes the work of touching up problem areas a bit harder, but not impossible.


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "H1000100" <h500ca@...> wrote:
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> There's a printer section in the database area.  I will add my results as soon as I actually etch a board.  So far, I'm finding that the Staples paper is unusable.  Tried 3 times without success. This is disappointing because this paper leaves no residue on the toner.
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> The magazine paper produced perfect transfers.  Even the 6 mil traces transferred cleanly.  However, it leaves a heavy white residue that looks like donut glazing under a 100x microscope. I don't know if it will produce pitted traces.  
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> I will post etch results as soon as I produce a properly aligned 2 sided pattern.
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