Toner transfer

[Skippy]

You didn't specifically say which side you printed on, but you did go into detail on how to remove the paper from the PCB.
So the answer is: "print on the gummed side of the paper".

[Carl-NC]

press and peel is overpriced, had this some years before

It is, but at the time it was the best solution I could find. I tried other methods, they either had poor transfer or shrinkage. Slight shrinkage is tolerable for thru-hole (unless you have a 40-pin dip maybe) but not for SMT.

In any case, China PCBs have gotten too cheap to mess with this. After the cost of the transfer film, raw PCB, & etchant, plus the time to make the PCB & especially to drill a couple hundred holes (& break a drill bit or 3), I'll gladly pay $20 and get, not one, but several perfect PCBs with 2 layers and silkscreen.

[nonkapo]

You right Carl but if you have no patience to wait for it or you love DIY from A to Z... Cost wise if you calculate the time wasted for printing, etching and so on it will be either equal or it may come more expensive DIY.

Someone give a link from ebay - this is the one i order from in june. Takes one month to Abu Dhabi. Europe is usually faster. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3286...27424c4dvfZqQT

[Carl-NC]

Someone give a link from ebay - this is the one i order from in june. Takes one month to Abu Dhabi. Europe is usually faster. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3286...27424c4dvfZqQT

That's really cheap, wasn't available 15 yrs ago when I was using Press-n-Peel. Hope it's as good.

[TytoAlba]

Hi guys, check this one out:
https://youtu.be/cVhSCEPINpM
Never tried myself but seems to be quite cool

[Geo]

It seems fine..
Next time will give it a try.

[blobber]

I use ordinary foto paper, transfer with iron. I will give it a try the cold methode, with acetone as well.
Here my attempt yesterday, etching was a bit to short, but it works.
Vias are made with blank wire, flatened with small hammer.

[dbanner]

I want to try the backing from adhesive film, you know, the kind of paper that's peeled away from a roll of adhesive film, it has a waxy sort of feel. I think it would peel away from the toner easily. without soaking in water.

[dbanner]

I recently got a Brother MFC-J280W printer, but the dam nozzles are clogged from lack of use.
Running the cleaning program several times doesn't fix the problem. Any advice on cleaning the printer head/nozzles?

[Qiaozhi]

I recently got a Brother MFC-J280W printer, but the dam nozzles are clogged from lack of use.
Running the cleaning program several times doesn't fix the problem. Any advice on cleaning the printer head/nozzles?

Try soaking the print heads in isopropyl alcohol for a few minutes.
Also, I don't know if this would work or not on print heads, but a common method for removing ink stains from clothes is to soak the stain in milk.

[dbanner]

Thanks, I saw several videos related to this cleaning process. They all mention isopropyl alcohol.

[nonkapo]

What work for me on Canon was soaking the nozzles in hot water. However if you are not using it for prolonged period expect the same.

[dbanner]

I got my printer working nicely, cleaned out the nozzles and tubes. Now I can print layouts and take them to town for photocopy toner tranfer unto photopaper. I don't have a laser printer, so got to do it the hard way.
I could just go with the file on a flash drive, but that would make an extra step in process. Better just to take an image on paper and copy it.

[dbanner]

Photoresist might be the way to go in the future.