Timeline for Problems with toner transfer method
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| Dec 6, 2019 at 8:32 | comment | added | GB - AE7OO | I use the same method. After applying the transfer medium(glossy paper from FedEx/Kinkos works the best for me), I clamp it between two old prototype boards, the kind that have lots of holes, let it sit for a couple of hours and then drop the board into a container of water for a while. after the paper comes off, I'll rub it gently to remove any film. Then I take my hot air gun and run it over both sides, I get good adhesion this way. | |
| Mar 28, 2017 at 19:14 | comment | added | Jay | Always try to press straight down. I use the tip of my fingers to "seat" the transfer. Once I have it in place - I lay the paper towel over it and use the "meaty" part of my palm to apply more even pressure. Push, then move to the next spot, and repeat. I do this from left to right, then back again. It's easier while standing, but the pressure you can apply while sitting is about the right amount, but the up/down motion is more difficult. Sometimes it slides if I'm not careful, and I just wipe it clean and start again. Remember, it took about a dozen tries to get the feel for it. | |
| Mar 28, 2017 at 18:55 | comment | added | jagjordi | How do you apply the presure? I often get some of the ink to move because I think I'm not applying the pressure properly. | |
| Mar 28, 2017 at 18:43 | review | Late answers | |||
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| Mar 28, 2017 at 18:37 | comment | added | Andrew Morton | It has to be worth mentioning that good ventilation is required, along with no naked flames and no sparks, when the solvents are around. Copious amounts of water should suffice to extinguish fires as the solvents are completely miscible with water, but you can't put out an explosion. | |
| Mar 28, 2017 at 18:24 | history | answered | Jay | CC BY-SA 3.0 |