> On Fri, 29 Jun 2001 10:32:49 -0500, Lawrence Lile
> <llile@toastmaster.com> wrote:
>
> >Fist start simple.  Get an etch resist pen from Radio Shack,
> and a PCB
> >etch kit from www.kepro.com  or www.mouser.com  .  Make a
> simple little
> >circuit,
>
> Forget the resist pen from RS.  Get a Stadtler Lumocolor RED
> #313 from an art supply store.  The etch resistance of the
> ink is 100% better than the RS pen or the Sharpie.  Do not
> clean the ink off after etching; it keeps the copper from
> oxidizing and makes a good solder flux.

Hey that brings a question to my little head :)  Do the toner-transfer
methods work well as oxidization preventors?  I am literally just about
to dip a board and this info would save me some time :)

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