Homebrew_PCBs

> A while ago, Larry Taylor said that he uses the paper that backs up
> stickers for his transfer. I tried this. I have an HP1200 at the
> office, and it has a folded paper path. The turn appears to be between
> the exposure of the paper to the toner, and the fusion of the toner to
> the paper. The result was that the toner fell off going around the
> roller, and left streaks on the page. You could see the origin of the
> streaks at the point where toner was missing from the expected image.
> Other than that, this paper looked ideal. It was so slick I could peel
> the toner off with my fingers, without marring the paper.
> If someone has s a printer that is straight through, and prints on the
> top side as the paper goes through, I think that the toner will come off
> after the ironing without having to sacrifice the paper. Larry, has
> this been your experience? Has anyone else tried this kind of paper?
> If someone has a straight paper path laser printer, I can scrounge some
> more of this paper and send it to you for experimentation.
> Thanks
> Richard

> more of this paper and send it to you for experimentation.
> Thanks
> Richard

> I've been running the release paper through my antique LaserJet
> IIP+. I use the (relatively) straight path that feeds out the front.
> I get mixed results. Positioniong the printed paper on the board is
> enough to rub off or distort the image. But it does tranfer very
> well.
>
> One of the tricks is to mount a small piece of the relaese paper on
> to a carrier sheet of regular paper before sending it throuhgh the
> laserjet. Labels work great for this purpose. I do them same with
> the staples paper.
>
> Myc

>
> Doesn't work with the IIID, comes off because of rollers.
> Also try kitchen baking paper, it is anti-stick too.