Double Sided Toner Transfer PCBs with Color Silkscreen

2017/2/25 19:40:58


Making a few PCBs with the toner transfer method is a well-known technique in the hacker and maker circles. Double-sided PCBs are a little rarer, but still use the same process as their single-sided cousins. Necromancer is taking things up a notch and doing something we’ve never seen before – double-sided PCBs made at home, with color silkscreens, all make with a laser printer.

For laying down an etch mask, Necro is using a Samsung ML-2167 laser printer and the usual toner transfer process; print out the board art and laminate it to some copper board.




The soldermasks use a similar process that’s head-slappingly similar and produces great results: once the board is etched, he prints out the solder mask layer of his board, laminates it, and peels off the paper. It’s so simple the only thing we’re left wondering is why no one thought of it before.
Apart from the potential alignment issues for multiple layers, the only thing missing from this fabrication technique is the ability to do plated through holes. Still, with a laser printer, a laminator, and a little bit of ferric or copper chloride you too can make some very nice boards at home.


Arthur

2017/2/27 19:40:58

Keep your sharing like this. You have made a nice post and I really learned a lot from you. It will help me work out my new project.

Fatih YASAR

2017/2/27 19:40:58

An interesting post.

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