From - Thu Nov 06 23:17:52 1997 Path: news.bc!news.on!news.uunet.ca!news3.bellglobal.com!news1.bellglobal.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!news-peer.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!news.idt.net!nntp.farm.idt.net!news From: ovidio Newsgroups: sci.electronics.basics,sci.electronics.cad,sci.electronics.components,sci.electronics.misc,sci.electronics.repair Subject: Re: PCBoard fabrication question Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 23:30:57 -0500 Organization: IDT Lines: 34 Message-ID: <345FF680.EB935AD1@idt.net> References: <345E3065.4680@concentric.net> <345E4215.667062F8@idt.net> <345ff040.0@hawk.pix.za> NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp-28.ts-6.nyc.idt.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (Win95; U) To: Smit JS X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Xref: news.bc sci.electronics.basics:3967 sci.electronics.cad:1359 sci.electronics.components:3289 sci.electronics.misc:3493 sci.electronics.repair:8576 Smit JS wrote: > Hi All, > > ovidio wrote: > >I assume we've all heard of Avery printer labels. I found out that > they > >make > >laser labels that are able to be removed after the have been placed > on a > >surface. Anyway, they advertise these labels as Avery "Remove 'Em" > > I am using a flat bed plotter with ink from Staedler Lumocolor > permanent pens to plot directly onto the pcb. It works reasonably > well, but is slow and messy. I would like to use the laser printer > method, but before I buy a laser printer, there are questions. > I cannot find the Avery Remove Em labels here. Do other label backing > work? > Can you confidently use 12mil tracks with 13mil spacing using that > method? > Regards > Johan Smit I have used other types of backing with not so good results as the removable ones. The ones I desribed can take the heat from the fuser of a laser printer and alot more especially from an iron. Also, when it comes time to peel off the backing from the pcboard, the smoother surface of this paper will allow all the toner to be transferred. Not like some of those other TT systems. I don't even use a marker for touch-ups, don't need it! I have done traces down to 10mil with this, it is important to clean the board first with the method desribed, don't "shine" it with steel wool. If you can increase the toner settings for the printer do so.