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I'm a little confused. This is getting very complicated. Why not just buy pre-sensitized boards, and use a photoetching process? It's not that hard, and the stuff to do it really isn't that expensive. When you're finished, a scrub with fine steelwool takes off the resist. It's much less work and it produces much higher quality boards.

Posted by: Collin Cunningham on June 26, 2008 at 11:45 PM

@wackyvorlon - I prefer photoresist method as well. I believe many stick with toner transfer because of the lighting conditions needed for photo and the added cost and rarity of presensitized boards.

i find that burnishing the back of the transfer film (only use PnP blue, the rest sucks) with the proper tool helps to get good transfers without using excessive heat. the rounded portion of a screwdriver handle or the back of a wooden spoon works fine, takes up less space than a laminator, and costs a whole lot less.

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