Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "dave_donlan" <dhd01@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all
> I have read conflicting types of paper to use for the laser toner transfer method
> 1 Photo glossy for laser printer
> 2 as above but for inkjet
> 3 matt for inkjet
> 
> can someone please shed some more light on this for me 
> regards Dave
>
Dave,
I have used glossy magazine pages, the poorer the quality paper the better!! The free catalogue type [thin]that comes in the post gives me the best results, [must be glossy though] quality magazines use a thicker paper and getting the image to transfer from the paper to the PCB tends to be a bit more difficult [for me that is!] and, removing the cheap glossy paper after transfering is also easier, just peels off after a couple of minutes soaking in warm water, any paper that doesn't peel off I just rub off with my finger! the image is pretty well stuck on the PCB so you can be quite rough without affecting the image.
I have also used glossy photo paper, and the same principals apply, the thinner cheaper paper seems to work better, [again, for me that is]but with the same results from free magazine paper why buy photo paper?

hope this help.
David