Homebrew PCBs

I would expect trouble from uneven pressure with this setup.
If you bake long enough iron plates should work the same.

ST

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:14:18 +0100, alan00463 <alan00463@...> wrote:

> Yes, Kenny, I am definitely interested in seeing the pics of the PCBs
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> your working on.   It would be great if you could post them on the web
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> with a brief writeup.
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> Somewhere on the web, I read about a process for transferring toner
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> from paper to copper that sounds even better than a laminating machine.
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> It involves getting two fairly thick rectangular slabs or "boards" of
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> aluminum, putting bolts through the four corners, and wingnuts on the
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> bolts.  Then you can sandwich your copper board with toner paper on it
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> in between the two aluminum boards and crank the wingnuts down to
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> apply constant pressure to the sandwich.   Then you put the whole
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> thing in the oven and bake it until the toner transfers successfully
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> to the copper.    Aluminum is a very good conductor of heat, as well
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> as of electrons.    Fry bacon in an iron skillet; then fry bacon in an
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> aluminum skillet, and you'll see what I mean.
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> This way sounds easier.   Once you figure out the time and
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> temperature, you should be able to get consistency.      Sorry, I
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> don't remember the URL where I saw it.   For my first time, I am going
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> to just use the iron.  Maybe somebody else here has tried this method
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> and can enlighten me.
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> Alan