Homebrew PCBs

Forgot to mention one important thing, this was on the silkscreen side of
the board, not the copper side.  I wanted to see if the laminator was able
to at least do that.  I have to redo the test now with a piece of 1-sided
copper-clad.

It's possible that the bare surface might require some prepping, like 600
grit paper or another light abrasive.  The surface is REALLY glossy and a
helping hand might be all it needed.

I now have 2 more brands of paper:
- Reynold's, as originally tested.
- Multi-Bake, by PERKINS Cascade Group.

Getting a HP 2100 in a few hours, so I'll complete my tests then.

Robert
:)



Robert Hedan wrote:

> First test results:
> 
> 
> Printing to parchment paper:
> - a few missing pixels, bad for thin traces.
> - black is not as dense as on regular paper.
> 
> Laminating:
> - 1st pass 50% pattern adhesion.
> - 2nd pass 40% adhesion.
> - missing more than just a few pixels, trace quality unacceptable.
> 


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