Homebrew PCBs

Well, Paul simon spells it Crinoline... <G>

FOR EMILY, WHEREVER I MAY FIND HER
PAUL SIMON

What a dream I had, pressed in organdy
Clothed in crinoline of smokey burgandy
Softer than the rain

I wanderd empty streets, down past the shop display
I heard cathedral bells, tripping down the alley-way
As I walked on

And when you ran to me, your checks flushed with the night
We walked on frosted fields of juniper and lamplight
I held your hand

(instrumental)

And when I awoke and felt your warm and near
I kissed your honey hair, with my grateful tears
Oh I love you girl

Oh how I love you girl


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas P. Gootee" <tomg@f...> 
wrote:
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> Everyone,
> 
> I have finally found a GREAT way to remove the "Staples Picture 
Paper" paper-residue from a pcboard, after doing the toner transfer 
step!
> 
> Now I just hope that I can identify what this material IS, that 
works so well.
> 
> I am using a type of handmade kitchen scrubbing pad, purchased a 
long time ago through one of my old software customers, which was 
made by a blind woman whom my customer knew.
> 
> At the time it was purchased, my wife was still alive.  So she is 
actually the one who purchased these.  However, I was present and did 
hear my customer and my wife talking about them.  And I DO remember 
that they said that they were either MADE OF something 
called "Crinolin", or, were made of something LIKE something called 
Crinolin.  And I am not sure of the spelling of the 
word "Crinolin".   I also SEEM to recall hearing them say something 
about how crinolin might have been the material (or LIKE the 
material) that was used to make womens' old-fashioned petticoats!
> 
> It appears to be a very-loosely-woven, somewhat-rough, slightly-
stiff type of fabric. In my case, the stuff used to make the 
scrubbing pad may even have been shaped more like yarn, as if it came 
on a roll instead of in a sheet, and was then just "woven" and/or 
knitted (or something) into the shape of a scrubbing pad.
> 
> But, anyway:  This thing works GREAT!!!!  Once the top layers of 
paper have been removed, I can use this pad to COMPLETELY clean off a 
4" x 6" board in about 30 seconds, INCLUDING all of the drill holes 
and small spaces, with very little EFFORT!!  
> 
> I had gotten very proficient at using a toothbrush, for this step.  
And this pad does the job in much less than 1/10th the time, with 
much less than 1/10th the effort.
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> Notes:
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> The material does feel slightly abrasive. HOWEVER, I could NOT get 
it to scratch the copper, even when pressing fairly hard.
> 
> I will email my old customer, to verify with her what the pad is 
actually made from.  If I find out anything more than "crinolin", I 
will post it, here.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Tom Gootee
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> http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg
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