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2013-10-20 by Jan Kok
Thanks for reporting those results. I would suggest/request that you try washing the board with etchant using a small piece of sponge. I ve tried that, using
2013-10-20 by ctech
Ultrasonic in ziplock Highly dubious that the attenuation of air inside the bag is low enough for this to have a chance to work at all... Can you coat the
2013-10-20 by Jan Kok
... I get very repeatable results with traces down to .5 mill for 100 pin smt ... What?!? At 1200DPI the pixel pitch is .833 mils. So what do you mean? Edges
2013-10-20 by Tony Smith
... Sign vinyl, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtmJdCBjwXY#t=63 Works well. It s like the Pulsar print-n-peel or whatever it s called. You can get A4
2013-10-20 by Jack Schmidling
... So, what do you mean by vinyl? Sounds like something I would like to try. I think the mushy print you are getting is heat related. You need to find the
2013-10-19 by <fred27murphy@...>
There was a thread on here about using ultrasonics to assist etching, but it went off topic and fizzled out. So I decided that the only way to find out if it
2013-10-19 by RDHeiliger
Been using the P1006 for several years now. I use the 1200 dpi setting and turn off the toner save feature. I made a new setup, preferences, Print Task Quit
2013-10-19 by <twgray2007@...>
Thanks for all the comments on my question about P1006 printers. I now have another question about using vinyl for toner transfer. I purchased a roll of vinyl
2013-10-19 by Jack Schmidling
... I mentioned this earlier but one way to take the guess work out of this is to measure the board temp with an IR thermometer. I find that 300F works well
2013-10-19 by kabowers@...
... You can also overcook the transfer process. If the paper coating contains certain types of plastic it is quite possible to use too much heat for too long
2013-10-19 by Jack Schmidling
Just to clarify, by paper types I am referring to printer set up not what you are printing on. js ... -- Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber, Gems, Nature, Radio,
2013-10-19 by Jack Schmidling
... Me thinks you are trying to make a silk purse out of a sow s ear in addition to chasing the wrong spook. Unless you are trying to do something special,
2013-10-19 by <twgray2007@...>
Is anyone else using the HP LaserJet P1006 printer for toner transfer? If so, has anyone been able to get the printer to register correctly betwen multiple
2013-10-17 by <beefyzee@...>
Thank you very much Jan. I knew about the high quality setting but I had no idea that the heavy card setting affected things. I ve got two other settings in
2013-10-17 by <n0tt1@...>
I d like to add that if, after cleaning the board, be sure that no water beads up anywhere on the board. If it does, the board s not clean enough. If water
2013-10-17 by Jan Kok
High quality (vs. draft) Darker Heavy coarse card stock (vs. thin, smooth paper) Those settings give the densest toner.
2013-10-17 by <beefyzee@...>
Something worth mentioning for anyone having the same problem with toner density. I started printing a couple of patterns on tracing paper and thought I ll see
2013-10-17 by <beefyzee@...>
Thanks very much James. I can try both of your methods and see how things work. I just called Officeworks and they can do A4 transparency for a whopping 60c or
2013-10-17 by James
You don t need a pitch black and thick toner cover for UV, uniformity is more important, if your exposure is short. When I started doing UV I always printed 2
2013-10-17 by <beefyzee@...>
The laser printer I ve bought has turned out to be a complete disaster because no matter what settings I use it seems to print an extremely thin layer of
2013-10-15 by <branx86@...>
The easiest way to make PCB is to go to Office Depot get HP premium presentation laser paper 32lb #547719 runs through any laser printer. I have HP laserjet
2013-10-15 by <beefyzee@...>
Hmmm, yes I ve heard a few times people have had more success with a laminator. Another star to be aligned LOL. Here s a couple of other things I ve heard
2013-10-15 by Harvey White
... I ve had the same kind of experience with some photo papers. The plastic layer does not help. ... If you use a clay coated paper, it may work better,
2013-10-15 by Jack Schmidling
... I know the feeling. I have made two good boards to date and it seems like playing craps or nailing Jello to a wall. Doing exactly the same thing twice is
2013-10-15 by Fadi Kahhaleh
Hi Keith, if this is your first attempt don t get discouraged, it takes a bit of practice to get it right. The best investment I made was to buy a laminator.
2013-10-14 by <beefyzee@...>
Today I tried the often mentioned HP Everyday Photo Paper (it s inkjet paper). It seemed to go through my Fuji Xerox laser without any of the coating coming
2013-10-12 by Jim
I don t think the clay will melt and stick to the printer (Fuser), but the toner will... if it s laid down really wide and thick. I ve had this happen when
2013-10-12 by Jack Schmidling
I sent this yesterday and it never showed up and I think it s because I used a different from address.... Don t know anything about inkjet paper but in my
2013-10-12 by Jack Schmidling
I just finished laying out my latest project using Express PCB but can t figure out how to print it to the correct size. It prints out about half the actual
2013-10-12 by arvidj01
Thanks to everyone for the great suggestions. I appreciate the support. The postman delivered the 11 x 19 strip board from which several 8 x 8 pieces will be
2013-10-12 by Cristian
Hy List! Let me know, please, the best pcb tinning method (cheap, easy and long time solderable). Cristian
2013-10-12 by Eldon Brown
myclaw86, Here are some notes for my demonstration that I put together several years ago. I have been making Homebrew PCB for more than 10 years. See:
2013-10-11 by Jim
Inkjet paper, particularly the inkjet paper made for photo printing, has a clay-coated surface that s almost but not completely waterproof. It has enough
2013-10-11 by Harvey White
... I don t know that it will, I don t know that it won t. I do know that the laser film is pretty much guaranteed not to. ... There s a technique you can use
2013-10-09 by Jack Schmidling
I received this via email and post it as such. As a one time silver smith, I had a feel the solution may be in engraving tools but just don t have any
2013-10-09 by <myclaw86@...>
I have never owned or really experimented with laser printers, so forgive my inquiry: I can source Epson inkjet photo paper (unsure of exact paper numbers, I
2013-10-09 by <len.turnbow@...>
Brian Symons has it right in his choice #5, except that there is very little danger IMHO. Here is how I would do that: Hold a flat metal straightedge between
2013-10-09 by RDHeiliger
1200 dpi will put on twice as much toner as 600 dpi. and make sure the econo mode is off. I made a custom setting called TonerTranfer that sets the above so I
2013-10-09 by Jack Schmidling
Mine has 600/1200 DPI choice but it s not clear what that has to do with density and you did not say which I could use. Also, what about the paper type? What
2013-10-09 by <sailingtoo@...>
I m using the HP1006 printer under XP - using the standard HP printer driver, look in Control Panel (depending on your OS, it might be something else), click
2013-10-09 by Harvey White
... If you don t have a front panel, then the only setting options are in the driver. HP s latest driver is a unified works well for none, ignores
2013-10-08 by Paul Alciatore
What I would do is mount a 1/8 drill bit (carbide?) in my drill press, set the depth stop to allow it to cut through the copper and not the board under it,
2013-10-08 by Jack Schmidling
I see all sorts of statements about printing with the highest density possible but see nothing in the setup for the HP P1006 Laser Jet that allows any such
2013-10-08 by Jack Schmidling
Seems like strip-board is not a good choice for this application. You would be better off using perfboard with pads. It would take less time to run jumpers
2013-10-08 by arvidj01
Thanks for the suggestions. To be clear about what I am trying to do. This is what the stripboard looks like ...
2013-10-08 by Hamilton Elliott
Hi, I use a CNC Sherline mill and a software package called D2nc with a 30 degree carbide point to mill the cuts between the holes. It allows me to use the
2013-10-08 by Brian Symons
Removing sections of track or pads can be done several ways. 1. A large drill bit just in a hand held chuck to cut the track away. 2. A special Spot Face
2013-10-08 by Mitch Davis
Hello Boman :-) Arvid, if you have a temperature controlled soldering iron, you may be able to turn it up high and heat the pads off. Mitch.
2013-10-08 by Boman33
If you end up using the Dremel tool, do not use the carbide tips, use an abrasive cutoff disc. It works much better and is easy to control for quick
2013-10-07 by arvidj01
Lets assume I have one of the ubiquitous drilled 0.1 inch on center .08 inch wide copper strip boards that is 8in x 8in. I need to remove the copper between