Homebrew PCBs

A sponge really works good for cleaning up the paper residue.  Being 
soft, it does grab the wet paper, yet does not abrade away the 
toner.  

Chris



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "kilocycles" <kilocycles@...> 
wrote:
>
> I have a pack of the 4x6 Canon paper, and I'll give it a try with 
the
> Brother.  I tried Epson Glossy Inkjet paper, and it did leave the
> paper surface beteewn the tracks; otherwiae not too bad.
> 
> Ted
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "thomascouey" <tcouey@> 
wrote:
> >
> > I have the exact same printer, just bought it a few weeks ago
> > explicitly for the purposes of toner transfer (and it was dirt 
cheap).
> >  My first attempt failed, but it had nothing to do with the 
printer. 
> > All the instructions floating around say to stick the hot board 
into a
> > cold or warm water bath immediately.  I found that when I do 
this, the
> > paper bubbles and pulls the toner off of the board while it's 
still
> > soft.  On my second and subsequent attempts, I allowed the board 
to
> > cool for a couple of minutes before putting it in the water and 
it
> > worked perfectly.  Every board I've made since the first has 
come out
> > great.  I have tried several photo papers, and while I'm 
confident
> > that the staples brand should work (based on other peoples
> > experiences), I've been using Canon Photo Paper Pro.  It's one 
of the
> > most expensive photo papers around, I use it for high quality 
photo
> > prints, but it works great for toner transfer too.  The 4x6 
sheets run
> > about 40-50 cents a piece though.
> 
> ---snip---
>