Homebrew PCBs

Interesting update .. 
I have this thin board .. 0.031 thick
and have had a difficult time getting the toner to
stick good to it. The thicker stuff seems to be better.
How does this relate to toner curing?
Well .. I have my new Apache 13P 4 roller laminator .. 
and did one board .. and some of the transfers came off..
It was that thin laminate again .. so I cleaned it up and
tried it again .. but this time .. I thought .. being the rogue
that I am .. that perhaps I could quench it then cure / bake it
WITH the paper on .. Well that was interesting .. 
The paper dried out .. and getting that first layer off was a little
tricky .. but as much as it seemed to be more stuck to the board
I expected it to pull the trace toner patterns right off the board.
But, if did not . So I threw the board back into the water and
went to work .. Just got home .. and worked a fair bit harder getting that paper off the board .. and was rubbing it remarkably harder 
then the first board...  The toner stayed on the board. Nothing came off .. Sooo I believe at this point in the adventure that baking / curing ... or whatever its doing to the toner .. is definitely making it adhere better to the board .. 

Thats about it .. 

Hope it might help someone out there ... 

Randy - N2CUA

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "RJ" <rj3819@...> wrote:
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> Sorry Steve .. I was nervous about it being an old topic by a new rogue .  :(
> 
> All I was going to share was that it seems like .. 
> The curing of the toner makes the resolution if the edges and thinner lines better .. and I did one board that had reaaaaaaly small print on it .. and the one before this one without curing had it wear off during etch .. but same pattern and process along with curing .. NONE of the fine print wore off and was quite nice .. so it seems like it matters .. and helps .. edges look sharper on the traces .. 
> Nice thing too .. is it doesnt seem to hurt anything .. and doesnt take all that long.  So if anyone else wants to try and see if it
> looks like it makes a difference .. cant hurt to try..
> 
> Sorry about being gun shy ..
> 
> Randy - N2CUA 
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "AlienRelics" <alienrelics@> wrote:
> >
> > Is there a reason not to share it with the rest of us?
> > 
> > Steve Greenfield AE7HD
> > 
> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "RJ" <rj3819@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Jan Kok ? Can you email me off list please?
> > > I have an update for you on this topic ..
> > > 
> > > Randy
> > >
> >
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