evandude
New Member
Hi,
I have been making PCB's using toner transfer on photo paper for years, and I've gotten pretty good at it... I can make a usable board every time, first try, but there's almost always at least a couple of broken traces and other such small things that need to be fixed.
I have never used press'n'peel blue because of the price ($1.50 a sheet, versus about $10 for 30 sheets of the photo paper I use) but lately i've been shifting more toward surface-mount stuff and I'm starting to think that if the press'n'peel blue can do a better job, then it might be worth it. Plus, a pack of 20 sheets would last me a year, especially if i only use small pieces at once, instead of full sheets, and $30 a year isn't that bad.
So I want to ask anyone who has experience... is press'n'peel blue really that good? They claim it can do traces down to 5 mils, which also leads me to believe it is good for just about any fine-pitch stuff. How well does it transfer, ie, do you get a lot of broken traces, or does it transfer cleanly?
Thanks,
-Evan
I have been making PCB's using toner transfer on photo paper for years, and I've gotten pretty good at it... I can make a usable board every time, first try, but there's almost always at least a couple of broken traces and other such small things that need to be fixed.
I have never used press'n'peel blue because of the price ($1.50 a sheet, versus about $10 for 30 sheets of the photo paper I use) but lately i've been shifting more toward surface-mount stuff and I'm starting to think that if the press'n'peel blue can do a better job, then it might be worth it. Plus, a pack of 20 sheets would last me a year, especially if i only use small pieces at once, instead of full sheets, and $30 a year isn't that bad.
So I want to ask anyone who has experience... is press'n'peel blue really that good? They claim it can do traces down to 5 mils, which also leads me to believe it is good for just about any fine-pitch stuff. How well does it transfer, ie, do you get a lot of broken traces, or does it transfer cleanly?
Thanks,
-Evan