On 9/25/06, genome wrote: > Hello... > I'm trying homemaking a PCB using toner trnsfer method from a xerox > machine.. what paper is good to use with this method.. on the net i see > peaple saying magazine paper is good enough.. sime use glossy paper.. when > they mean glossy paper, is that standard inkjet photo paper? > Ive got line width as thin as 15mil in ultiboard.. will this method be able > to etch that thicness in the PCB... Or is there a better lowcost method.. Painful... difficult enough to make toner stick to a glossy surface in the first place. Expect a lot of touch-up. > can ordinary inkjet be used instead of a toner from a photocopier.. I > printed an image using HP inkjet(reffiled cartridge not the real hp ink) on > a transparency film and put it on a ferric chloride solution for over a day > now and it does not seem to dissolve.. although I have not tried to etch > anything from it, I was wondering if it could be used and if anybody here > tried it... How would you get the ink onto the PCB? Personally, I've had good luck with the MG Chemicals boards. Inkjet printer, inkjet overhead projector slide, small UV tube (easiest just to buy the official one), cheap under-counter fluourescent fitting, pre-sensitized board, developer, ferric chloride and a couple of photographic trays. I do use a light box to touch up the slide before using it. A Sharpie pen works fine. Great for one-off single sided boards. More than one, I've used AP Circuits. Orin. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist