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PCB etching with inkjet picture paper

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26 Responses to “PCB etching with inkjet picture paper”

  1. shockflyyer3d on April 16th, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    fuck off
    off

  2. The DPI setting …
    The DPI setting only changes the scale factor for the rulers. If you save a file using a lossless format (ie not JPG) you can save it as 1 dpi or 30,000 dpi and the files will be byte for byte identical except for the bytes used to store “1″ and “30000″.

  3. Guys, you can’t use …
    Guys, you can’t use an inkjet printer! The author specifies using only inkjet picture paper, but on a laser printer! Toner contains plastic, which melts to the substrate, in this case paper and when reheated, it melts again onto the pcb (as well as it remains stuck onto the paper).

  4. this is a useless …
    this is a useless way to do pcb’s the outcome is most always frustrating.

  5. GasolineWaltz on April 16th, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    Don’t be a little …
    Don’t be a little about it… this video is a demonstration for his blog.

  6. Wow… the toner …
    Wow… the toner came away from the paper as clean as a whistle! I’m in a world of pain with my toner transfer etching. More often than not I have to rub and scrub to get the backing paper off. The alternative being that the toner doesn’t stick at all. When this does work for me, well sort of, I usually have to touch up the circuit with an etch resistant pen. I’m jealous!

  7. you can use inkjet …
    you can use inkjet photo paper in a laser printer to do this, it doesn’t have to be laser photo paper. You can’t use an inkjet printer to print the pattern though because it won’t transfer to the board. Only toner sticks to the board, so you must print with a laser printer. Also don’t use the T-shirt transfer paper to try and do this… it won’t work because it leaves a thin silm stuck to the entire board when you peel the paper off.

  8. Yep it matter’s …
    Yep it matter’s Inkjet’s dont use toner, Laserjet toner bonds with heat thus trying to iron on ink from a inkjet will give poor results.

  9. This tells me squat …
    This tells me squat – from what I can see on the video, I can print my PCB design on a piece of paper, iron it onto the board, dunk it in solution and viola its done – lucky for me I know this isn’t the case.

  10. Huh inkjet printer? …
    Huh inkjet printer? Some people told me you need to use a laser jet printer, does it matter or not? Personally I think a laserjet will give you a better result.

    Oh and people, if you’re using a PCB layout program, save the result, open it in Photoshop and save it with 500DPi, this will give you a better result and you want have any blocks on the lines.

  11. will it matter if i …
    will it matter if i use regular ink or do i have to use photo ink, also when i iron the photo paper it keeps sticking to my iron im using staples photo plus (gloss)

  12. hey elmodman, which …
    hey elmodman, which picture paper you used as it comes out easily without the need of peeling it off. As in mu case I have to peeled it off and rub it with hands as to remove the paper residue. I am using “DESMAT inkjet photo paper”.

  13. This happened to me …
    This happened to me too. What solved the problem was (alot) more ironing. Rotate the pcb 90degrees and repeat. Repeat that until it has been fully rotatet.

  14. Ink jets do a burst …
    Ink jets do a burst of nuclear fusion as they fire!

  15. If you want to go …
    If you want to go as cheep as you can then let someone do the etching for you. By the time you get all the materials and know-how, you will destroy a dozens of PCBs. There is a “PCB Etching Service” on ebay that makes PCBs quite cheap.

  16. Mine didn’t stay on …
    Mine didn’t stay on the pcb, some of it did, but half of it stayed on the paper…

  17. can’t understand …
    can’t understand what you’re doing! at least make use of the captions and annotations in youtube!!!

  18. make a better video …
    make a better video.. like… better quality and maybe some voice will also help.

  19. “i tried it but it …
    “i tried it but it did not work:( my paper would not stick to my board:( ”

    try to head your pcb board before applying the picture paper… and remember… dont try to mavo your paper to much because as soon as you put the paper on the hot board … it will stick.

  20. woooooooooooooow …
    woooooooooooooow good

  21. Svendevarennes on April 16th, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    Can someone explain …
    Can someone explain to me how it works given that its made of copper? shouldn’t it short circuit?

  22. yeah thats probably …
    yeah thats probably why i have problems, i dont clean it before (soap and water thats all) nor do mi sand it, and im using magazine paper… i must get some picture paper!

  23. i tried it but it …
    i tried it but it did not work:( my paper would not stick to my board:(

  24. Get a drill press, …
    Get a drill press, it’ll make your job easier than with an X-Acto knife.

  25. You will get better …
    You will get better results after cooling the clad in cold water (about 5 min). Laser printers are sweet for making the image, but most heating elements arn’t so good. Note that leaving the clad in cold water for about 5 min will help in two ways, one to prepare the board for removing the paper transfer and cooling the clad to about, or below room temp.

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