Homebrew PCBs

G'day Rod,

I use the edge of the iron - no holes and more pressure (plus various passes of the flat of it - if you're moving the holes don't have much effect). If you're doing any sort of volume, I think a laminator would make a lot of sense. But I'm not doing volume. The fact that our generic toner cart's getting low is causing a lot more trouble than lack-of-stick-to-the-board.

PG

On 19/05/2011, at 2:56 PM, Rodney Jackson wrote:

> G'day John,
> I have thought of using this method, the problem is, I am unable to find an
> old flat iron (as different from steam iron)
> I know not to use water in a steam iron but the things these days have too
> many holes in the soul plate.
> Suppose I could still use one and keep using an ironing motion to cover the
> board completely with even amounts of heat.
> Will look on the past posts and check out your photo's.
> 
> Thank you for your reply John
> 
> Rod
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of John Clonts
> Sent: Thursday, 19 May 2011 10:42 AM
> To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Newbie
> 
> Hi Rod,
> 
> I'm brand new at this too. I used the laserjet toner method. I got an HP
> P1102w laser jet on ebay for $60. Printed on a junk mail "slick" page, and
> ironed on the board (I bought a $22 laminator but I don't think it gets hot
> enough so I used the iron). Etched with the FeCl. I was extremely pleased
> with my first result. See my photos I just posted last week under "JCC
> First Board".
> 
> Cheers,
> John
> 
> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Rodney Jackson <
> rodney.jackson@...> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > Thanks for that Erik, I do not have a CNC mill, unfortunately, I was going
> > to try building one as I was able to afford to, but the old body is a
> > little
> > too shaky these days for such precision work.
> >
> > I have tried the ferric acid route before, this was in the days of laying
> > tracks with the strips and pads transfers. I might have to look for a
> cheap
> > laser printer and have another crack at it that way.
> >
> >
> > Rod
> >
> > From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com]
> > On Behalf Of Erik Knise
> > Sent: Thursday, 19 May 2011 4:12 AM
> >
> > To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Newbie
> >
> > Rod,
> >
> > There are 3 different methods people usually use. Positive or
> > negative photo resist, toner transfer and milling. It really depends
> > on what equipment you have or want to buy. If you have a CNC mill
> > then milling the boards may be a better option. If you have a high
> > resolution (1200 DPI) laser printer and a laminator, toner transfer
> > would be a good option. I've seen great results with the photo resist
> > but I've never tried it and not sure what is involved.
> >
> > As for etching a lot of people use air regenerated Cupric Chloride.
> > Ferric chloride is an option but cupric chloride you can pretty much
> > use indefinitely by regenerating it with air or hydrogen peroxide.
> >
> > --
> > Erik L. Knise
> > Seattle, WA
> >
> > On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 2:35 AM, Rodney Jackson
> > <rodney.jackson@... <mailto:rodney.jackson%40optusnet.com.au>
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Thank you Erik for your reply. I have been trawling through the site you
> > > mentioned, it is indeed full of useful information.
> > >
> > > Seems like I will be days in getting through it all. I have made boards
> > in
> > > years past, these were by using stick on tracks and pads, a most arduous
> > > task and the results looked very much what
> > >
> > > they were, __amateurish.
> > >
> > > There is a wealth of information in this world, one only has to FIND
> it..
> > >
> > > Kind regards,
> > >
> > > Rod.
> > >
> > >
> > > From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>
> >
> > [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com> ]
> >
> > > On Behalf Of Erik Knise
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2011 12:28 AM
> > > To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com <mailto:
> > Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>
> >
> >
> > > Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Newbie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > One of the members here, DJ Delorie, has an awesome website:
> > > http://www.delorie.com/pcb/
> > >
> > > On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 11:37 PM, Rodney <rodney.jackson@...
> > <mailto:rodney.jackson%40optusnet.com.au>
> > > <mailto:rodney.jackson%40optusnet.com.au> > wrote:
> > >> G'day all,
> > >> as a newbie I guess this is the first question asked by all other
> > newbies.
> > > Could you point me to a F.A.Q. area where I might get some idea of
> making
> > > PCB's. I.E. best methods, how to reuse an old deskjet printer, etc...
> > >>
> > >> Kind regards,
> > >> Rod
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > > --
> > > Erik L. Knise
> > > Seattle, WA
> > >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> > 
> >
> 
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