I've used press-n-peel with mediocre results and reading this group got me interested in the toner transfer technique using, of all things, glossy magazine paper. I have to admit, I was somewhat skeptical, I mean "magazine pages?!!!?". Like, free. how can that be right?? Well, as I'm sure no one is suprised to hear, it really works. And with better results than PNP. But I have a few questions: - how heavy are people laying down the toner? I'm using a copier so I have a lot of control over this and found that you really dont need that much toner. (by the way, no image stretching that I can see) - I dont have a laminator so I just pulled out the iron and set it on high. I think this is too hot. Even with the iron set a bit lower (linen setting) I noticed that the toner still smeared and flowed easily - especially if the toner was fairly heavy. what is the right temperature for fusing the toner to the copper? I'll probably experiment with this a bit but I'm getting tired of scrubbing toner off of copper. - is all toner the same? I'm using a "personal copier" (canon PC701) if that makes much difference. I wonder if the canon toner has a lower fusing point. - how do you keep the paper aligned, especially with a laminator. I've had real trouble with PNP on this for single sided boards, 2 sided is a bit daunting to me. On one of the TT boards I did, the paper moved a little when pressing with the iron. Guess I just have to apply vertical pressure and not slide the iron around. well, thanks for reading this far. Phil
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First attempt at TT
2004-02-04 by Phil
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