Homebrew PCBs

Seems i was a little fast in trying to take the paper off my first board with this paper. I just made it again with a little more care in the prep and it turned out great. If you leave it longer in the water( as Phill said earlier) the paper peels right off leaving no trace of paper on the board. All i had to do was wipe it down with a sponge after and its perfect.

Gary


----- Original Message ----
From: Gary Hoyles <dimlow_uk@...>
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 6:33:36 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: UK Staples , Photoo Basic Glossy, is Poo and sticks like it too

PHil, Your Da MAN!

Well, i thought id give this TT one last try then it was over to UV

took a trip to Staples and maplin, got the "Everyday" HP Photo Paper, 
its semi gloss and a cheap laminator from Maplins £29, not the one 
that's on offer right now for £10.

Got home not expecting too much and quickly ran through a test board. 
Not really cleaning the board or doing much prep.

The result the best TT board i have done to date! this board has 
10mil tracks and 10mil spacing, the tracks are solid and the spaces 
look a mile wide!!!!

The only thing i have to say about it , is that it does need quite a 
soak in warm water, once soaked, ALL the paper came right off the 
board no problems. The large filled areas could also be a bit darker. 
But this is the closest to a perfest board i have come to.

THANKS again PHIll, you saved me from the horrid chemicals.

Gary

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@ yahoogroups. com, Philip Pemberton <ygroups@... > 
wrote:
>
> roger lucas wrote:
> > I too have a pack of Staples Poo, I gave up TT after
> > this fiasco. I never thought to use it in an inkjet.
> 
> Well, you won't be able to TT with it, but at least you'll be able 
to print on 
> it in some way...
> The old Staples "130g/m2 Inkjet GLOSS paper" is fairly good, but 
all the stock 
> has gone AFAICT.
> 
> HP C1847A "HP Photo Paper" (aka Q5437A) is the best - again, if you 
can find 
> some - it's been out of production for a few years. Toner sticks 
well, and the 
> paper floats right off. Q2510A ("Everyday" HP Photo Paper) is the 
new stuff, 
> but I find the toner doesn't stick as well, so you sometimes get 
gaps. You 
> don't usually get fluff stuck to the page though :)
> 
> -- 
> Phil. | (\_/) This is Bunny. Copy and 
paste Bunny
> ygroups@... | (='.'=) into your signature to help him gain
> http://www.philpem. me.uk/ | (")_(") world domination.
>





 
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