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Toner removal after etching

Toner removal after etching

2016-02-25 by castle.yankee@...

I just accidentally discovered this and it works great, at least with my toner transfer methods. Perhaps someone else has already discovered this and mentioned it here, but just in case they haven't, I will.


After etching, I can cleanly remove the toner resist with clear packing tape. Lay down a strip of it on the PCB, rub it down a bit with your fingers for good contact with the traces, then pull it off. The toner comes right off with the tape - a "Brazilian waxing" toner removal method.

Move to quarantaine

This moves the raw source file on disk only. The archive index is not changed automatically, so you still need to run a manual refresh afterward.