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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] homebrew thermal transfer printer testing

2007-03-14 by Brian Gracia

At 11:14 AM 3/13/2007, you wrote:

>Has anyone here tried pcb printing using a thermal TRANSFER printer?
>These are the printers used normally to print shipping lables. It has
>a thermal head, which doesnt work like an inkjet head, its a thermal
>device that HEATS paper or ribbon to rastorize images.

I have not tried that, but I had thought about an old ribbon printer 
in the 80's that used a wax coated ribbon to print decals that could 
be ironed on to T shirts.  Wish we had those, the wax might work.

Brian G.

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