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i've used 'normal sticky tape' and some left over avery labels with no problems

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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: baking paper TT
From: "Donald H Locker" <dhlocker@...>
Date: 27/02/2010 12:59

Many thanks to Ken and Steve.  I'll give regular Scotch tape, blue masking and regular masking tapes a whirl!  I just don't want to leave any bad schtuff (TM) in someone else's printer (I don't own a laser printer myself; I rely on others' for my operatons.)

Donald.
----- "sailingto" <sailingtoo@...> wrote:

> Donald, I bet it was a real pain - as thin as that baking paper is I
> would be very concerned about trying it without a carrier.
> 
> I have managed to find this highly technical tape that works really
> good.  It's a clear tape that is only available at certain places...
> like drug stores, grocery stores....  well actually most anyplace.
> 
> It's called "scotch tape" - Yep, just the simple old scotch tape
> you'll find anywhere.  I've used it for taping paper to carrier pages
> for a good while.  Works just find. Heck, it even worked for a single
> pass thru a Brother printer at 400F+ ok - it did show signs of
> overheating there.
> 
> I just print an outline of the board to standard paper, then cut the
> baking paper (or Pulsar) to a size just larger than the outline, tape
> it on the leading edge only, and run it thru. 
> 
> I do set the printer to max density, high res, and heavy card stock
> setting to get as much toner down as possible.
> 
> Give it a try and do let us know how it works.  I'm interested and
> will be doing a few more just to test.  For these tests I'm not doing
> any etching, just examine the PCB to check how well the toner
> transfers.  So far, I'm impressed.  That baking paper just falls off.
> 
> 
> ken H.
> 
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Donald H Locker <dhlocker@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > What did you use to tape it to the carrier paper?  Is there a
> special high-temp adhesive tape for this?
> > 
> > (I did try Reynolds baking paper without carrier once, but it
> crinkled in the printer and was a right pain to remove.  So I won't do
> that again :)
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Donald.
>