Homebrew PCBs

's just toner transfer - isn't it?

wonder if "water slide paper" is sold here and how it may be called...

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On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 16:06:38 -0000, Dave Mucha <dave_mucha@...> 
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Al Willimas of Al Willimas books fame (PIC And STAMP) posted a note on 
> the BasicStamps list about a way to add silkscreen.
>
> Message copied below.
>
> Dave
>
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/basicstamps/message/36967
> Message: 36967 From:   "Al Williams" <alw@a...> Date:  Wed Nov 5, 2003  
> 10:13 am
> Subject:  RE: [basicstamps] Re: Basic Stamp Schematic
> Actually, if you really want to do a nice job -- go to a craft or art 
> supply store and get "water slide" paper. You can print on it with a 
> laser printer and make a decal like you put on model cars, airplanes, 
> etc. Of course the legend will be black but very sharp. The decal is very 
> thin so component leads push right through it and the plastic vaporizes 
> under heat so if you have any top-side soldering it will still work.
>
> This is a real life saver when you have had 500 boards made and they 
> forgot to image the silk screen layer :-) Um, not that I've ever done 
> that, no no!
> I'll deny it to the end.
>
> If you are highly motivated, get time on an ALPS printer which can print 
> in white. There are ink jet water slide papers too but I haven't tried 
> them.
>
> Al Williams
> AWC
> * Floating point math for the Stamp or any micro
> http://www.al-williams.com/pak1.htm
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