Homebrew PCBs

Nice work!

I have been toying with the idea of using toner to put the 'silk screen'
layer, but usually I am too impatient and just want to put the
components onto the board and test it out so I don't bother, but seeing
the proffesional looking results of your effots I make take the time...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Thompson [mailto:deanthom@...] 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 6:51 AM
> To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] TT for silkscreens
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Anyone used toner transfer to do silkscreens? I've been 
> lurking on this list for quite some time, and just yesterday 
> made my first PCB using the TT method. It worked out really 
> well! I used an ordinary clothes iron to transfer the image 
> to the PCB. I tried to use a laminator but it wouldn't work, 
> the toner wouldn't stick at all. My laminator has an 
> adjustable thermostat (max 140 deg C), is this hot enough? 
> Anyway, the iron worked great, very consistent. I was 
> surprised because the board was fairly large (270mm x 150mm).
> 
> Getting back on track here, I thought, why not use toner 
> transfer for silkscreens? So I gave it a shot, and it worked! 
> You can see some photos at: http://thompson.homedns.org/PCB 
> The toner didn't stick very well in a few places but I 
> thought it was pretty good for a first attempt. I just 
> cleaned the board with a green kitchen pad before ironing on 
> the artwork. I probably should have roughed it up a bit to 
> help the toner stick, I'll try that next time. BTW, the 
> printer I am using is a dodgy old OKI 4w LED "laser" printer 
> and magazine paper.
> 
> Also, thanks to Dal Wheeler for the great guide he has on his 
> web page! It helped me out.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dean
> 
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