Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "gettingalongwouldbenice"
<gettingalongwouldbenice@y...> wrote:
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> > Why is placement in the middle of the page an issue?  Not criticizing
> > just want to know.
> 
> Simple, I'm using up 93 square inches of paper for a two square inch
> board.  Hardly a problem when you know what you're doing.
> Seems overly wasteful when you're gonna do dozens of test runs
> trying to learn the process.  It really, REALLY bugs me when 4 sheets
> of paper costs more than the laser printer.
> Just call me frugal...REALLY FRUGAL!!!

well, you could look into using inkjet paper instead - somewhat
cheaper at about $0.008 a sheet.  Or you could just cut out a piece of
the staples paper and tape it to the print area.

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> 
> Has anybody tried turning off the printer fuser?  Apply the unfused
> image to hot copper, peel it off immediately, then fuse the copper
> with a heat gun?  Think offset printing.  Space the paper up off the
> board and run a roller across it once.  OR maybe just hit it with
> high voltage and use that to transfer the toner image???  Hmmm,
> wonder if my Laserjet 4L toner is the magnetic stuff?  I feel an
> experiment or two coming on.

at the point that paper+toner passes the fuser in a laser printer, its
held on via static electricity.  I think it unlikely that it would 
stick very long if it didn't get fused to the paper.   Though you are
clearly thinking in the right direction - I look forward to your
experiments.