Update on Press and Peel Blue and new Brother Laser Printer
2006-02-04 by kilocycles
Some of you may recall that I had very poor success in transferring toner from my new Brother 2440 Laser Printer. Tecknics Tech support suggested that I use the iron on its highest setting, as some of the new laser tones require 350 degrees F. I tried a board yesterday, first on Staples clay-coated inkjet paper. After about 4 minutes of max-temperature ironing, I got very good tranfer, with sharp lines. However, when I soaked the board, in the lastter stages of rubbing the paper off, a lot of the toner came off as well, making the board unusable. I think I may not be doing that right. I cleaned it with a greenie and acetone, and then tried Press and Peel Blue. The board came out near-perfect, except around the edges. It was a thin .032 board, and I was using just the ironing board, when I should have had a hard support under the board. I touched up the edges with a Staedtler red pen, and I'll etch it this afternoon. Notably, I did not have to touch up any of the tracks on this foil-filled board. Ted