Thanks to everyone for the advice/suggestions... Cheers,
Nick On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 9:55 PM, NoCampersFluffy <[email protected]>wrote: > Nick > > I switched to using toner on press-n-peel (pnp) rather than photo, > magazine or other glossy papers. I only make minor trace repairs with a > permanent marker using pnp, compared to previous papers that I used. I've > used a couple of different laser printers and all work great. I select > 1,200dpi on the laser printer as well as making the toner a bit darker as > I've found it gives better results. If you use an iron make sure to pay > special attention to the sides and corners of boards that are bigger than a > couple of centimeters. It can take a long time for the toner to melt and > bond properly. Easily 5 minutes for larger boards which are not > continuously heated under the heel of the iron. I've recently bought a > small, cheap tee shirt press which gives even heat and pressure. Pressing > down hard with a hot iron, while trying to keep an even heat and pressure > gets a bit tiresome after 5 minutes, while Ive found the swing arm > tee-shirt press is easy to use. > > Ive also switched to ammonium persulphate as an enchant as it is faster > and I've stained too many of my cloths with ferric chloride. To etch, I use > two containers one inside the other. In the inner container I put the > mixed "hot" etchant, while filling the outer container to a shallow depth > with boiling water to keep the etchant hot. I don't use a bubble setup. I > just wear a pair of thick industrial gloves (for the chemicals and heat) > and I use a small piece of cloth t gently wipe the etchant over the > boards. I've found this method works fast and caters well for irregular > copper depth on boards. I also find that I never over etch as I'm always > handling the board. > > That was a good tip from Nichk and Mike regarding sodium/potassium > persulfate, I'll be switching when my current stocks of ammonium > persulphate run out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/neonixie-l/-/50lp8aZfVHMJ. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
