Homebrew PCBs

alterscape2002 wrote:
> Hi All,
>   I'm getting started etching my own boards using laser toner transfer
> onto inkjet photo paper as described around the web.
...
> artwork.  A few traces pulled up, however.  I cleaned the board and
> tried again with another -- same problem.
...
> Can anyone suggest where I might have gone wrong?

Refer my earlier post:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs/message/9215

The clothes iron is a ticket to hell IMHO
I've never managed to get reproducible results.

Get a laminator or fuser. Period. I'm using an old secondhand hotplate
laminator, and getting good results.

As for paper removal, I've had better results gently peeling off the
paper in a slow curling motion while hot, rather than the
dissolving/rubbing/scratching. Also, peeling is way faster.

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Cheers
David