Homebrew PCBs

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 21:10:47 -0800 (PST), Naveed Alam  
<naveedguy2@...> wrote:

>
> What is the simplest ways to do so. I cannot bother with ultravoilet  
> exposure chamber right now because I don't have that. I can design the  
> PCB layout and
> print it using LASER printer.
> But what should I do after this. Simplest possible method?


After printing with the laser on inkjet photo paper you clean the PCB very  
good (plain copper pcb).
then you iron on the printout onto the copper with a clothes iron. then  
you soak the paper and pcb in water and carefully rub off the paper.
After that you can etch.

Alternatively to the clothes iron you can use a laminator or fuser from a  
dead printer/copier.
It gives more consistent results.

The method is called toner transfer, look in the archives and links for  
heaps of information.

ST