Post : Toner transfer for resist and silk screen using printable vinyl
URL : http://hackaday.com/2012/12/26/toner-transfer-for-resist-and-silk-screen-using-printable-vinyl/
Posted : December 26, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Author : Mike Szczys
Tags : pcb, sticker, toner transfer, vinyl
Categories : misc hacks

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This toner transfer method uses a different material than we normally see. The red sheet being peeled back isn't toner transfer paper. It's printable vinyl used for both the resist (http://en.electroni-city.com/) and the silk screen (http://en.electroni-city.com/silkscreen-with-vinyl-sticker-pcb/) .

The application process is almost the same as any other toner transfer PCB fabrication material. The printable vinyl stick is first adhered to a piece of paper before feeding it through a laser printer. It is acceptable to clean the vinyl with alcohol before printing if you think there may be a finger print or other oil on its surface. After printing it is carefully aligned with the board and ironed on.

[Mincior Vicentiu] thinks there are a few big benefits to this material. It seems that as you heat the toner it expands and hardens, but the vinyl actually softens to make room for this. We can imagine that this helps alleviate the smudging that sometimes occurs when ironing toner that is simply printed on paper. The other advantage is that the vinyl peels off quite easily after ironing, where as you need to soak paper in water and carefully massage it off of the toner.

[via Dangerous Prototypes (http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/12/19/silkscreen-pcbs-with-vinyl-stickers-and-toner-transfer/) ]

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