Re: Running Copper Clad Kapton Through Laser Printer

On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 10:26:04 -0800, John E. <incognito@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Thus spake D from BC:

After chemical wash (looks like sh*t!)

Might a clothes iron do the job? The common method of making a laser printer
PCB (last time I Googled this) is to use hard-coated (shiny) paper with the
(reverse-printed) PC image and to transfer the image onto a cleaned copper
PCB using a hot iron on the back of the paper. This melts the toner onto the
copper.

Maybe find some non-stick material (is teflon smooth enough?) to lay over
your copper foil when it emerges from the printer and by heating, better melt
the toner to the foil. Or maybe just put the foil with image into the oven
for a few minutes? Seems that higher temperature is all that might be needed
to make it stick better...

Great concept.

Good luck,

I haven't thought that yet.. Thanks...
I'll try kitchen oven heating at 200C or ironing for improving the
toner fusion.
D from BC
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