Homebrew PCBs

On May 24, 2005, at 10:47 AM, Stefan Trethan wrote:
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I see.

Well, your chances of getting TT reliable are very high, while the  
chances
of getting custom dry transfer decals are quite low...
What problems do you see with TT, maybe we can work them out?


ST

Firstly, I have a hot press and with some picture papers, 275 degrees  
at 3 to 5 minutes seems to work reasonably well. Double sided boards  
are a problem to do because of the need to do both sides at once. A  
piece of double sided PC board is placed on the heat press's pad.  
Next is a sheet of paper, then artwork, board, artwork, sheet of  
paper, top of heat press. It works but the results are uneven and not  
repeatable. The major problem is a clean board and I've tried  
everything except paint thinner, which is next. In the meantime a UV  
box was built but I haven't decided on a printer yet. Maybe an Epson  
C86 ? I just don't know.
T