Homebrew PCBs

NO!  NO! NO!

DO NOT MOVE THE IRON!  Be very careful and only apply presure 
downwards.  Then if you have to move it, pick it straight up and 
move to new location, then straight down again. Any sideways 
movement while pressing will cause smears.

I have also been taking very small pieces of tape and taping the 
paper to the PCB to help keep it where I want it while pressing.

Chris



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "andrew566020" 
<andy.jrhall@b...> wrote:
>
> Hi Chris,
> 
> Thanks for helping with my question. That's two votes for using an
> iron. Mike also responded saying he has success with the 'iron
> method'. I guess that I'll do some experimentation for myself and 
see
> how I get on.
> 
> Do you move the iron around (as if ironing a shirt) or do you apply
> heat and pressure in one place for a while then lift and move the 
iron
> somewhere else?
> 
> Best wishes and thanks,
> 
> Andy.
> 
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Horne" <chris@s...> 
wrote:
> >
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > If its any help, I can only relate what I do.
> > 
> > I do a dozen or so 8" x 5.5" boards a week and I still use an 
Iron..
> > the same one my wife uses to do the ironing.
> > (more important toys to buy !)
> > 
> > I use an HP 1010 laser at 600 dpi to print on press-n-peel sheets
> > it works a treat... --- 
> > 
> > I clean the boards with 600 wet and dry, rinse and dry them
> > 
> > Then iron on (middle steam heat, without the heat)
> > with a single sheet of ordinary white paper between the iron and 
> > press-n-peel.. I iron for about 1.5 minutes
> > 
> > Then quench under the tap and peel the sheet off
> > 
> > The process work fine for the boards I do, I get 98% success rate
> > and I'm not going to mess with a process that works !
> > 
> > The biggest pain was hand drilling the holes..
> > if you are doing Fibreglass, you need to buy carbide bits
> > 
> > I use mostly paper boards but still use carbide bits, they last 
10's 
> > of times longer.
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
> > In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "andrew566020" 
<andy.jrhall@b...> 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I'm about to attempt my first homemade pcb after many years of 
> > using
> > > breadboards and veroboard for my electronics tinkering!
> > > 
> > > I've recently joined the group and have been avidly reading 
the 
> > recent
> > > posts and the archives. I do however have a few questions...
> > > 
> > > Many of the posts I've read advise against the use of an iron 
and
> > > recommend a laminator instead. Because of this I went looking 
for a
> > > suitable model. It struck me that many of the laminators for 
sale 
> > were
> > > quoting maximum thicknesses of 250 micron (1/4 mm), this 
doesn't 
> > seem
> > > nearly enough capacity, am I missing something?
> > > 
> > > Also I intend buying a laser printer. The HP laserjet 1022 is 
a 
> > budget
> > > model that is reputed to have high quality output. Would this 
be a
> > > reasonable starting place or should I look elsewhere.
> > > 
> > > Sorry for the dumb questions but I really am at the bottom of 
this
> > > learning curve so any help would be welcome..
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > 
> > > Andy.
> > >
> >
>