Yahoo Groups archive

Homebrew PCBs

Index last updated: 2026-04-28 23:05 UTC

Thread

Newbie: which printer to buy?

Newbie: which printer to buy?

2008-04-27 by Matthew Mucker

Hello all. I'm new to the group and homebrew etching. If I get back into 
the electronics hobby the way I want to, homebrew etching is going to 
save me some money.

I'm looking for an appropriate printer to buy for laser toner transfers. 
Fry's has the Samsung ML-2510 on sale for $60 after rebate today. Does 
anyone have any particular opinions about this printer's suitability for 
doing toner transfer etching? At that price, I sure am tempted...

Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Newbie: which printer to buy?

2008-04-27 by Myc Holmes

Hi Matthew,

I've been using the ML-2010 (an earlier model) for a couple of years now.

It works fine for TT. These newer laser printers have a toner that requires
a much higher melting point and require more heat to transfer the image to
the pcb. It's not a problem is you are areawre of it ahead of time. It just
means a few more passes through the laminator or time woth an iron. Or if
you've converted a laser printer to a laminator  ala Steven, a little slower
speed.

Myc

On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Matthew Mucker <matthew@...> wrote:

>   Hello all. I'm new to the group and homebrew etching. If I get back into
>
> the electronics hobby the way I want to, homebrew etching is going to
> save me some money.
>
> I'm looking for an appropriate printer to buy for laser toner transfers.
> Fry's has the Samsung ML-2510 on sale for $60 after rebate today. Does
> anyone have any particular opinions about this printer's suitability for
> doing toner transfer etching? At that price, I sure am tempted...
>
> 
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Newbie: which printer to buy?

2008-04-28 by listgroups08@ozwebwiz.com

----- Original Message ----- 
Show quoted textHide quoted text
From: "Matthew Mucker"

Hello all. I'm new to the group and homebrew etching. If I get back into
the electronics hobby the way I want to, homebrew etching is going to
save me some money.

I'm looking for an appropriate printer to buy for laser toner transfers.
Fry's has the Samsung ML-2510 on sale for $60 after rebate today. Does
anyone have any particular opinions about this printer's suitability for
doing toner transfer etching? At that price, I sure am tempted...

------------------------------------
Hi Matthew,
                   I am relatively new here to. There is one member here by 
the name "Mark" that has successfully moded that printer (ML-2510). 
Hopefully he will respond to you.

He had some issues with repeatability and ended up resolving this issue with 
an external transfer HV supply. He did not use the printer for fusing so 
poorer results were just wiped off and repeated before he installed the 
external transfer HV supply.

I think he was concerned about the overall safety of the end result as most 
of the printer had to be stripped to make the paper path (PCB) straight. He 
has some pictures in the files section. Last I heard he was turning towards 
moding an ink jet printer.

There is another member that is selling thin PCB laminate and a gel that can 
pass through a "normal" laser printer. By "normal", I think the paper (PCB) 
path has to be reasonably straight. I will go find the web site ... Can't 
find it. Hopefully he will respond.

There have been members here that get very good results with modified ink 
jet printers so perhaps you can consider that to.

Thanks, Robert.

Move to quarantaine

This moves the raw source file on disk only. The archive index is not changed automatically, so you still need to run a manual refresh afterward.