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Toner Transfer Method/Building my own Heatbed
The surface needs to be slightly rough for the toner to grip on the copper. But the surface has to be very smooth likewise. So I use a very fine sandpaper (1200 parts per millimeter; 1000 will do as well). After sanding the surface still shines, but has some very small scratches that expand the surface area of the copper. Later, when ironing the layout onto the copper, the toner grips onto the big surface of the sanded copper a bit more, than on the waxed paper of the catalog. Using a very fine sandpaper allows very fine details to be transfered successfully.
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| current | 07:03, 30 June 2013 | | 3,888 × 2,592 (2.67 MB) | RobertKuhlmann (talk | contribs) | The surface needs to be slightly rough for the toner to grip on the copper. But the surface has to be very smooth likewise. So I use a very fine sandpaper (1200 parts per millimeter; 1000 will do as well). After sanding the surface still shines, but has s |
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