Homebrew PCBs

>lcdpublishing wrote:
>
> LOL!  Hey, I got a whole backyard filled
> with dead goats to get toner transfer to
> work!  I am telling you, you HAVE to
> slaughter the goats each time you do the
> transfer. However, you can bypass the 
> pentagrams on every-other board.  Recently
> too, I have found that the moon can be in
> the crescent phase too, but works best on
> the 3rd full moon as you noted 


Wow - its great news that I can also do my
toner transfer on the cresent phase.  Will
increase productivity no end.

But seriously - what I was trying to
indicate that there is a lot less art (or
black magic) in photo-developing than
there is in toner transfer.

When I used to toner transfer I used to

1, Clean board with 3M scourer and Jiff
2, Wipe dry and let air dry for minutes
3, Smear a thin film of acetone and toner
   over the board
4, Let dry again for a while
5, Spend several minutes ironing it
6, Sit it under cold running water
7, Yank off the paper with a sidways
   motion.

I never used any "paper" as I always got
my best results with transperencies.
(Faber-Castell where the best - but I can
no longer get them.)

PHOTO process steps

1, Tear open sealed box of kinsten board
2, Put in UV light box (unattended)
3, Put in developer for 30 seconds

Fewer steps.

Less time.

Less "art".

PLUS it would be a brave man to claim that
toner transfer produced results that where
as good as a photo-developed board.

Horses for courses.  Toner transfer is
*GREAT* for someone that needs to do one
board a month.  They can get into make
quite respectable board with a close to
zero dollar investment.

If your doing one board a week - I would
suggest you do some math and work out if
you think a UV light box and the like is
worth it.

andrewm - the goat slaugterer.