Photo etching help

KLINGONSNIPER617 · Post by **KLINGONSNIPER617** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:09 pm

I have a brother laser printer, but I haven't been able to print onto anything thicker then .003 brass sheets. What is the best laser printer to print on thicker brass?

Thanks
Eric Bryan

Joseph Osborn · Post by **Joseph Osborn** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:35 am

I do quite a lot of home photoetching but I do not use the toner transfer technique, nor have I ever tried printing directly to brass. I would think the fuser unit in the laser printer would have to be very robust to handle anything more that the thinnest brass sheet. In all the reading I have done over the years, this is the first time I've come across printing directly to the brass sheet, so I suppose I really have nothing to offer. Are you familiar with the toner transfer technique using a hot iron to move toner from paper to brass?

KLINGONSNIPER617 · Post by **KLINGONSNIPER617** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:03 pm

No, but I'm all ears..

Umi_Ryuzuki · Post by **Umi_Ryuzuki** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:27 pm

The article is right here...

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/tech/fh_pe.htm

I have used it myself a few times..

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=447591

Stair railing and safety railings here...
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=957675