[Waverley ARS] PCB Laser Paper

[Jonathan Kelly]

I noticed the discussion about transferring toner to PCB boards for 
etching - another alternative to paper may be overhead transparency 
paper designed for laser printers.  I use this to do photo etching with 
the Ristron PCB boards you get from Jaycar but I noticed in the December 
Nuts and Volts magazine an article ("Prototyping with Surface Mount 
Components") where they use this transparency sheet printed with a laser 
printer to 'iron on' the toner to the board.

NB must be laser printer and laser transparency sheets not inkjet and 
inkjet transparency sheets!

In the Nuts and Volts article they place a sheet of paper over the 
plastic to stop direct contact with the iron.  I haven't tried this as I 
use the Ristron process but it might be worth looking at - the 
transparency sheets I got from my local paper shop.

Disclaimer - if it doesn't work I take no responsibility in explaining 
to the custodian of the iron in your house why it is covered in melted 
plastic ;-)

regards

Jon VK2JHK
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Jonathan Kelly
56 Railway Parade
Annandale, NSW 2038
61 2 9555 6554