Hi,

For the silkscreen layer, you can use transparency material or clear
shipping labels.  Spay with fixatif:  this protects the print and gives you
a cleaner drill hole.

I've tried printing mirror image onto transparency, then gluing this on,
ink-side down.  I found that the heat from soldering melted the glue, which
disolved the ink, and then ran all over between the transparency and the
board.  Quite pretty really, especially in multi colour, but it might not be
exactly what you're looking for.

Cheers,
Colin



>From: "Hulatt, Jon" <jhulatt@MONSTEREUROPE.COM>

>Hi All,
>
>Furthering the thread the other day talking about laminators, toner
>transfer
>and so on...
>
>
>Anyway, for the most part my results are good. But I've not come up with a
>method for getting a component layout print onto the board. I think this is
>called the silkscreen, but correct me if I'm wrong (the typically white
>print that marks where the components go). Has anyone ever tackled this in
>a
>DIY scenario? I'd be interested to hear any ideas.
>
>Jon
>
>--
>http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList
>mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu

_________________________________________________________________
The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE*
http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca

--
http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList
mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu