Homebrew PCBs

Dean Batute wrote:
> Hello all,
>        Like many of you, I've had great success with the Direct toner 
> method. Unless I'm mistaken I was the FIRST to suggest the use of 
> sheets from magazines as a souce of the paper ( I did EXTENSIVE 
> research on the net for a couple of months looking for suggestions as 
> to what brand of photo paper to use and not once did I see anyone 
> else suggest magazine stock at that time! ).

wheedal99 wrote:
 > Really, the method works (with a laminator).  I'm familliar with the



   But, again, remember that you guys had a reason that made you believe 
you needed to GET a laminator.  You were clearly not getting the results 
I'm getting with the ease I'm getting with what you're doing.  The 
thought of getting a laminator doesn't even enter my mind for most 
boards now at all.  The ironing I'm doing isn't anywhere near as 
critical as it was before, and just isn't that time consuming.  Not that 
I wouldn't get one if I were doing many foot wide boards, but for most 
6" by 8" or so boards it simply isn't necessary.


   Looks like I need to make a small video in real time to give the dyed 
in the wool people who are already doing some more complex variation of 
toner transfer the right idea.  Most people simply WON'T need the extra 
stuff you guys are swearing by as needed to get good results.  NO need 
for a laminator, NO need for several dollar a page paper.  50 cents a 
page paper, and an iron.  The whole point of what I posted was that it 
makes it much easier and better, and you don't need the extra junk at 
all to get good results.  It's even worth the small cost per page for 
most people vs free magazine paper to not have the extra cost of a 
laminator and have something extra laying around, most already have an 
iron and it's excellent by itself unless they're doing a lot of boards. 
  I'm getting ready to do some AMD28F800 flash boards, so I'll tape what 
I'm doing and put it up.  A little bit of video will speak ten times 
better than my typing about the relative lack of need for a laminator..

Alan