Homebrew PCBs

I've been running the release paper through my antique LaserJet 
IIP+. I use the (relatively) straight path that feeds out the front. 
I get mixed results. Positioniong the printed paper on the board is 
enough to rub off or distort the image. But it does tranfer very 
well.
 
One of the tricks is to mount a small piece of the relaese paper on 
to a carrier sheet of regular paper before sending it throuhgh the 
laserjet. Labels work great for this purpose. I do them same with 
the staples paper.

Myc



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Richard Mustakos 
<rmustakos@a...> wrote:
> A while ago, Larry Taylor said that he uses the paper that backs 
up 
> stickers for his transfer.  I tried this.  I have an HP1200 at the 
> office, and it has a folded paper path.  The turn appears to be 
between 
> the exposure of the paper to the toner, and the fusion of the 
toner to 
> the paper.  The result was that the toner fell off going around 
the 
> roller, and left streaks on the page.  You could see the origin of 
the 
> streaks at the point where toner was missing from the expected 
image. 
>  Other than that, this paper looked ideal.  It was so slick I 
could peel 
> the toner off with my fingers, without marring the paper.  
> If someone has s a printer that is straight through, and prints on 
the 
> top side as the paper goes through, I think that the toner will 
come off 
> after the ironing without having to sacrifice the paper.  Larry, 
has 
> this been your experience?  Has anyone else tried this kind of 
paper? 
>  If someone has a straight paper path laser printer, I can 
scrounge some 
> more of this paper and send it to you for experimentation.
> Thanks
> Richard