Homebrew PCBs

I was going to use the photo-method as most of my stuff is in smd 
but ever since I got this perfected I think I'm gonna stay with the 
toner method.  The key point about this way is putting the pcb on 
the iron and heating it up half way through the process.  I also 
insert the pcb's diagonally so that more heat is transfered to more 
area on the pcb.

I do another thing that works good...sometimes...for the large 
copper areas.  Prior to mag-paper-pattern on the pcb I put the 
magazine paper with the toner pattern on the iron (toner side up)and 
heat it up until the toner gets glossy, this helps with the porosity 
issues sometimes and sometimes helps with distribute the toner a bit 
in the large areas.

Does anyone know of a test standard for pcb traces etc. so that we 
could compare results of the different methods?

Resc.


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Derryck Croker <derryck@n...> 
wrote:
> On 6/2/04 05:55, rescme1 at alram2@h... wrote:
> 
> > Here are a few test etch's:
> 
> Not at all bad - this is probably the best anyone will get with 
this sort of
> laminator. Less  fiddly than the photo resist route as well, which 
was my
> goal.
> 
> -- 
> Cheers,
> 
> Derryck