Homebrew PCBs

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 00:56:58 +1000, Don Bradbury <don282@...> wrote:

> Hi Stefan, I am pretty new to  this group , the legend looks fine but 
> what
> do you do to the copper it looks like it has been attacked with 
> sandpaper,
> is this what is needed to get the toner to stick?. I always prepare my 
> board
> with steel wool and then scotchbrite and I never get marks like that. I 
> am
> afraid if that is what is needed I will stick to PRP. 15 thou. Teflon 
> board
> is to expensive here to do that to(AU 1.50 a sq.inch)
> Regards Don.....VK3YV

The marks look very dramatic on the scan, this is the light from the 
scanner, in real
life you can hardly see any scratches.
I use 600grit paper, it really isn't as bad.
I have steel wool but i like the paper more...

The cleaning is much more important than sanding (IPA works well).

well, i'm off drilling that board..

ST