Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "kilocycles" <kilocycles@...> 
wrote:

> I just got a bit overexcited when I followed the excellent link to 
the
> site of the previous post, and then there was the caveat about the
> Brother series printers and using copiers instead!  I've posted on 
the
> problem with the Brothers here before.  1st attempt, less than 25%
> transfer using P-n-P Blue; subsequent attempts using Epson Glossy
> Photo paper and Staples 24# inkjet paper yielded mixed results.  I 
was
> able to touch up and use a board from the Glossy; the paper looked
> perfect while soaking, but during the latter stages of gently 
rubbing
> off the paper, most of the image came with it.

While the inkjet papers and transparencies are a good idea as far as 
transfer, they're not so good for the laser printer. Sometimes the 
'coating' for ink comes off on the rollers and the fuser module, 
making the laser printer dirty, unable to feed paper properly, etc. 
This can also eventually ruin an inkjet's rollers. I would suggest 
using a cleaning kit for the printer quite often if you run a lot of 
inkjet paper through it. But I do suggest you try the HP Glossy Laser 
Photo Paper, which comes 100 sheets to a package for about $20. I've 
tried multiple brands of transparencies and glossy papers now, and 
this one has worked the best for me. Two runs through the laminator, 
drop into cold water and let soak, peel then scrub with a 'teflon 
safe' sponge, and the transfer is over 95% perfect, usually 99-100%, 
with just a few little 'dots' or 'lines' that need to be gone over 
with a permanent marker. I can look up the product # of the paper if 
you want me to.