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[Cheng Sheng <jeru.sheng@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the hints, Tomasz!

On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 11:47 PM, Tomasz Wlostowski <
tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 12.06.2016 20:06, Prabhu Sammandam wrote:
> > Hi Jean-Pierre,
> >
> > Yes I accept. Why I am bothering is that, it is wasting the toner.
> >
> > I need to take two prints and stack them to make the negative film.
> >
> > For small PCB's its ok but for bigger PCB it is wasting so much of toner.
> >
> Hi Cheng & Prabhu,
>
> A simple trick:
> - export as SVG/PDF
> - import in inkscape
> - apply mirror/registration marks/negative/crop whatever you want
> - print
>
> This is the method I had been using some years ago when I did most of my
> PCB using toner transfer.
>
> Couple of other tricks:
> - you can do homemade vias using car windshield heater repair kit (the
> stuff to repair broken heater wires in the windows of your car, Loctite
> sells it for ~20$)
>
wow, this sounds a promising idea! Will give it a try.


> - (not tested myself) I've heard that sprinkling a mix of acetone and
> isopropanol instead of transferring the toner to the PCB with heat
> yields much higher quality PCBs (see [1] - in polish, google translate
> should be more or less readable). Must test myself one day ;-)
>

> Cheers,
> Tom
>
> [1]
> http://domwlesie.eu/moje-projekty/amatorskie-plytki-transfer-chemiczny/
>
>
>
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