Homebrew PCBs

I guess it's what ever works for you. I can't get the cold method to work at all and I have a headache by the time I'm done trying, these chemicals are not good to breath. For me it's so much easier to print, laminate, peel off the paper and etch. I get a 100% aligned board every time and 100% toner transfer. 

I'm happy the cold method works for you but it's not for everyone, for me the hot method works the best. 

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> On Jan 31, 2016, at 9:19 AM, Jean-Paul Louis louijp@... [Homebrew_PCBs] <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> 
> Harvey,
> Why would you even bother to try hot transfer when you master the cold transfer?
> 
> To me, what Duwayne has accomplished is a HUGE IMPROVEMENT. I will not even consider
> trying hot transfer ever again.
> 
> Just my $0.02,
> Jean-Paul
> N1JPL
> 
> PS: I have been doing PCB for almost 50 years, and Duwayne’s process is by
> far the best for DIY.
> 
> > On Jan 31, 2016, at 10:01 AM, Harvey White madyn@... [Homebrew_PCBs] <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> > 
> > On 31 Jan 2016 05:46:34 -0800, you wrote:
> > 
> > >Probably due to the unmodified laminator I used. I had to run the board through 5 or 6 times to get good transfer to the board. Even with rotating the board between passes, I usually had holes on end shifted over about a half pad or more. I also had to run the board through 3 times to preheat before applying the transfer pattern. Total time involved is about the same as when I used the laminator. Also I had to use a genuine Brother cartridge, could not get good transfer with generic cartridges. With the cold method I have not had any problems with either type.
> > 
> > Brother has been known to have higher temperature melting point
> > toners. This could be a difficulty. Cold method bypasses that, of
> > course. If you go to the hot method, you might experiment with a
> > transfer from another kind of laser printer.
> > 
> > Harvey
> > 
> > >DuWayne
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