Interesting, I've not seen any of these problems. If you read the link I posted earlier, it recommends using standard photopaper, which I haven't tried yet (bought some yesterday though) I've used everyday copier paper several times and had no significant problems. Just my experiance though, your milage may vary. -Denny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Picdude" To: Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 3:24 AM Subject: Re: [EE]: Etch resist pen tips During printing, the toner would sometimes get smudged on the transfer paper. During ironing, the toner would not transfer properly or get smudged/smeared. It was absolutely an art for which I was obviously not an artist. The photo-etch kit cost me <$35 IIRC (new). Yes, the photo-resist boards are more expensive, but it's a science, so I know I have a reliable process for good results when I need it. Cheers, -Neil. On Friday 22 August 2003 02:06, Denny Esterline scribbled: > I've never actualy tried photo-resist, when I looked into it the costs were > significantly more than I was willing to go for. Admittedly I didn't shop > around much though. > > What kind of problems did you have? What proccess were you using? > > -Denny > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Picdude" > To: > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 3:05 AM > Subject: Re: [EE]: Etch resist pen tips > > On Friday 22 August 2003 00:50, Denny Esterline scribbled: > > But I've found that the toner transfer works good for small runs of > > mildly complex stuff. The time involved is too great for anything close > > to production, but for one-offs its great. > > Toner transfer --- ugh!!! I've had nothing but problems with that. > > Best thing I've found is printing onto "Clear Window Decals" and sticking > that > onto the PCB, then photo-etching. But the resist-pen still has its place, > and I would use that for very simple circuits, if I ever come across one > again. > > Cheers, > -Neil. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.