Here’s a pic of a test PCB done using baking parchment paper - basically
silicon-coated paper - which was taped to a normal sheet of A4.
The original print wasn’t brilliant even on plain paper because the
printer is in some sort of stupid toner save mode, so the print wasn’t
100% dense. However the thing to note is that virtually all the toner
transferred from the paper to the PCB - the used transfer paper is to
the left. I ironed it as normal, left it to cool for a minute or so and
the paper lifted straight off. I’ll see if I can get the printer to do a
proper dense print.
Cost: �1.05 for a 8m roll from Tesco, for example. Other vendors also
available 
the main thing is to make sure it is silicone coated and
not traditional greaseproof paper.
Alan Burlison
Seemed to work ok.
Hopefully better resolution can be achieved with fiddling with printer
settings. How did the etched pcb turn out?
Alex
CheersOn 24 Feb 2013 16:32, “Alan Burlison” alan.burlison@gmail.com wrote:
Here’s a pic of a test PCB done using baking parchment paper - basically
silicon-coated paper - which was taped to a normal sheet of A4.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/**sgi5nc5tualtvbk/IMAG0157.jpghttps://www.dropbox.com/s/sgi5nc5tualtvbk/IMAG0157.jpg
The original print wasn’t brilliant even on plain paper because the
printer is in some sort of stupid toner save mode, so the print wasn’t 100%
dense. However the thing to note is that virtually all the toner
transferred from the paper to the PCB - the used transfer paper is to the
left. I ironed it as normal, left it to cool for a minute or so and the
paper lifted straight off. I’ll see if I can get the printer to do a proper
dense print.
Cost: £1.05 for a 8m roll from Tesco, for example. Other vendors also
available 
the main thing is to make sure it is silicone coated and not
traditional greaseproof paper.
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Do you mean the one we did yesterday? One of the power tracks was high
resistance and when I tried to blob solder across it, it peeled off so I’ve
had to bridge it with wire. Other than that, pretty good - for a first
attempt I’m well pleased 
Seemed to work ok.
Hopefully better resolution can be achieved with fiddling with printer
settings. How did the etched pcb turn out?
Alex
Cheers
Here’s a pic of a test PCB done using baking parchment paper - basically
silicon-coated paper - which was taped to a normal sheet of A4.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sgi5nc5tualtvbk/IMAG0157.jpg
The original print wasn’t brilliant even on plain paper because the
printer is in some sort of stupid toner save mode, so the print wasn’t 100%
dense. However the thing to note is that virtually all the toner
transferred from the paper to the PCB - the used transfer paper is to the
left. I ironed it as normal, left it to cool for a minute or so and the
paper lifted straight off. I’ll see if I can get the printer to do a proper
dense print.
Cost: £1.05 for a 8m roll from Tesco, for example. Other vendors also
available the main thing is to make sure it is silicone coated and not
traditional greaseproof paper.
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Good good.
I was curious to know.
Cheers
AlexOn 24 Feb 2013 20:22, “Alan Burlison” alan.burlison@gmail.com wrote:
Do you mean the one we did yesterday? One of the power tracks was high
resistance and when I tried to blob solder across it, it peeled off so I’ve
had to bridge it with wire. Other than that, pretty good - for a first
attempt I’m well pleased
On 24 Feb 2013 20:08, “Alexander Lang” alexanderlang1980@gmail.com wrote:
Seemed to work ok.
Hopefully better resolution can be achieved with fiddling with printer
settings. How did the etched pcb turn out?
Alex
Cheers
On 24 Feb 2013 16:32, “Alan Burlison” alan.burlison@gmail.com wrote:
Here’s a pic of a test PCB done using baking parchment paper -
basically silicon-coated paper - which was taped to a normal sheet of A4.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sgi5nc5tualtvbk/IMAG0157.jpg
The original print wasn’t brilliant even on plain paper because the
printer is in some sort of stupid toner save mode, so the print wasn’t 100%
dense. However the thing to note is that virtually all the toner
transferred from the paper to the PCB - the used transfer paper is to the
left. I ironed it as normal, left it to cool for a minute or so and the
paper lifted straight off. I’ll see if I can get the printer to do a proper
dense print.
Cost: £1.05 for a 8m roll from Tesco, for example. Other vendors also
available the main thing is to make sure it is silicone coated and not
traditional greaseproof paper.
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I’ve got the printer to do a dense black print and oddly it actually
transfers far worse from the baking parchment to the pcb than the crappy
print I tried earlier, to the point where I don’t think it is useable. Ah
well, back to the drawing board…On 24 February 2013 20:23, Alexander Lang alexanderlang1980@gmail.comwrote:
Good good.
I was curious to know.
Cheers
Alex
On 24 Feb 2013 20:22, “Alan Burlison” alan.burlison@gmail.com wrote:
Do you mean the one we did yesterday? One of the power tracks was high
resistance and when I tried to blob solder across it, it peeled off so I’ve
had to bridge it with wire. Other than that, pretty good - for a first
attempt I’m well pleased
On 24 Feb 2013 20:08, “Alexander Lang” alexanderlang1980@gmail.com wrote:
Seemed to work ok.
Hopefully better resolution can be achieved with fiddling with printer
settings. How did the etched pcb turn out?
Alex
Cheers
On 24 Feb 2013 16:32, “Alan Burlison” alan.burlison@gmail.com wrote:
Here’s a pic of a test PCB done using baking parchment paper -
basically silicon-coated paper - which was taped to a normal sheet of A4.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sgi5nc5tualtvbk/IMAG0157.jpg
The original print wasn’t brilliant even on plain paper because the
printer is in some sort of stupid toner save mode, so the print wasn’t 100%
dense. However the thing to note is that virtually all the toner
transferred from the paper to the PCB - the used transfer paper is to the
left. I ironed it as normal, left it to cool for a minute or so and the
paper lifted straight off. I’ll see if I can get the printer to do a proper
dense print.
Cost: £1.05 for a 8m roll from Tesco, for example. Other vendors also
available the main thing is to make sure it is silicone coated and not
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Alan Burlison
A pity…its the resolution that’s needed…particularly with surface
mount stuff.
I might look at Uv exposure
AlexOn 24 Feb 2013 22:24, “Alan Burlison” alan.burlison@gmail.com wrote:
I’ve got the printer to do a dense black print and oddly it actually
transfers far worse from the baking parchment to the pcb than the crappy
print I tried earlier, to the point where I don’t think it is useable. Ah
well, back to the drawing board…
On 24 February 2013 20:23, Alexander Lang alexanderlang1980@gmail.comwrote:
Good good.
I was curious to know.
Cheers
Alex
On 24 Feb 2013 20:22, “Alan Burlison” alan.burlison@gmail.com wrote:
Do you mean the one we did yesterday? One of the power tracks was high
resistance and when I tried to blob solder across it, it peeled off so I’ve
had to bridge it with wire. Other than that, pretty good - for a first
attempt I’m well pleased
On 24 Feb 2013 20:08, “Alexander Lang” alexanderlang1980@gmail.com wrote:
Seemed to work ok.
Hopefully better resolution can be achieved with fiddling with printer
settings. How did the etched pcb turn out?
Alex
Cheers
On 24 Feb 2013 16:32, “Alan Burlison” alan.burlison@gmail.com wrote:
Here’s a pic of a test PCB done using baking parchment paper -
basically silicon-coated paper - which was taped to a normal sheet of A4.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sgi5nc5tualtvbk/IMAG0157.jpg
The original print wasn’t brilliant even on plain paper because the
printer is in some sort of stupid toner save mode, so the print wasn’t 100%
dense. However the thing to note is that virtually all the toner
transferred from the paper to the PCB - the used transfer paper is to the
left. I ironed it as normal, left it to cool for a minute or so and the
paper lifted straight off. I’ll see if I can get the printer to do a proper
dense print.
Cost: £1.05 for a 8m roll from Tesco, for example. Other vendors also
available the main thing is to make sure it is silicone coated and not
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the main thing is to make sure it is silicone coated and not
