Name: Papers for TonerTransfer

Table Description: Please list any paper you tried and the results
Manufacturer

Name

No.

Price

Weight

tried with
which
Printer/Toner

Result

Problem(s)

Notes

Toner sticks
to paper
more, couldnt
peel or rub
without
lifting all
toner

Simple
copier paper HP LJ IIID /
didn't work HP toner
for me

BABEL

Kopierpapier
wei

~2 / 500
Sheets

80g/m^2

BAD, no,
HORRIBLE

Celcast

Gloss photo
paper

$AU 14

170gsm

Awsome,
Beats the press None
n pee crap

Probably the
Kyocera FSbest i have
720
tried

52 lb

Impressive.
Ironed for two
minutes,
nearly flawless
transfer (two
touchups
needed) and
came off
immediately
under water.

Fine grayish
residue
needed to be
brushed out
of fine traces.
Otherwise,
etched fine
with a slight
gray "filmy"
cast.

This is my
first TT
attempt, so
take it
FWIW.

outstanding,
gives up the
toner *realy*
easily,

94 bright,
bought at
none, soics,
Sam's Club,
10 mil traces
canon personal
The
all came out
copier
redundant +
beautifully
in the name
is correct.

Poor

Transferred
with lots of
gaps and
pinholes.

Epson

IJ115

Glossy Photo
SO41141
Paper

GeorgiaPacific

Image Plus+
n.a.
Ink Jet Paper

HP

Premium
Inkjet Coated 51634Z
Paper

HP

HP

HP

HP

unknown

18 for 5 reams 24

Brochure &
Flyer Paper Two-sided
gloss (ink jet)

Heavy

Bright White
C5977b
Inkjet Paper

everyday
photo paper
(semi-glossy)

LaserJet
tough paper

~10eur/250sht 90gsm

q1298b

got a sample

Transfer
works good on
well prepared
copper

Paper is too
thick and
does not
release well

HP Laserjet
4100

Panasonic KXP7110 with

original
Panasonic
toner and drum
Soak in
water for a
long time scrub lightly
with scotch
bright pad to
speed
release

HP 6P - HP
toner, Iron set
@ 380 Deg. F press for 30-45
seconds several
times

Price and
weight
indicate
"cheap"
no or no
uncoated
bad, like
good coating, paper. I'm
Lexmark
normal copier toner sticks proficient
M412, original
paper
like crazy to with TT on toner
other papers
fibers.
so this is not
a human
factor
problem.

170 g/m2 unusable

toner only
partially
transfers to
the board, the
one who does
is very
smudged

Xerox Phaser
3117

unusable

This is
"plastic"
paper and it's
not heat
resistant at all

Xerox Phaser
3117

so it
deformes. All
toner remains
on the sheet
anyway.

HP

HP High
Gloss Laser
Paper

Hammermill

Color Laser
Gloss

Hammermill

Multi-Project
Photo Paper
(Gloss
Finish,
Medium
Weight)

Hewlett
Packard

HewlettPackard

HewlettPackard

EveryDay
Semi-Gloss
photo paper

HP Photo
Paper

Q2419A

16311-0

Q2511A

C1847A (now
Q5437A)

HP Premium
Inkjet Coated 51634Z
Paper

$0.185 / sheet
- 200 sheet
32lb
pack

Incredible this paper

worked
exactly how I
always
imagined toner
transfer to
work. Passed
thru the
laminator a
few times (5 to None
be safe), quick
cold water
rinse, then left
in warm water.
5-10 minutes
later, the paper
was only held
down by the
tape I had used
to secure it.

used GBC
9" laminator HP Laser Jet
to do
4M+, HP
transfer. 5
Toner
mil setting

~$8 / 300
sheets

32 lb

Takes longer
to release in
water, may
leave slight
white residue
Good transfer
that comes
off with very
light rubbing
in running
water

Used 4
passes
through
Xerox XRXLM1910
laminator @
275F / foil
mode

$6.50 for 20
sheets

excellent, like
150 g/m2
using wet
none
(7mil)
transfers

NZ$22

165gsm

Poor

Gloss side
deforms
slightly with
fuser heat
and greatly
with iron
heat. Rear
coating is
clay like and
this nearly
waterproofs
the rear so
watter
penitration is
slow adn
only from the
edges

LaserJet III
with generic
toner (might be
HP but I doubt
it)

Semi gloss
side is gel
based and
does suggest Sharp JXgood release 9500H
but found it
not to be
soo.

Free sample
from friend

Perfect. Paper
lifted off
board when
soaked for a
None
few minutes.
All came off
in one piece,
no residue.

Absolutely
perfect.

Free sample
from friend

Almost
perfect.
Needed some
light fingertip
rubbing to
remove paper

Uncoated
side has HP
logo printed Panasonic KXin corner;
P7110
print on the
coated side

Small
amount of
white residue
between
tracks; easy
to remove

Panasonic KXP7110

and residue.
Otherwise
perfect. A
good sub for
HP Photo
Paper if you're
a cheapskate :)

International
Paper

Kodak

Mitsubishi
Chemical

JetPrintPhoto
Premium
1019902744
Photo Paper

Picture Paper
Medium
Weight Soft
Gloss

Glossy Photo
Paper

First time I
Heavy
made a PCB,
less than $10 Weight(9 no long term
@ Mall-Wart mil 220
soaking,
g/m^2)
peeled right
off.

51lb

Excellent.
transfer is
neat, soaking
time 5min,
paper fibres
200+ gsm scrubbed using
toothbrush
(hard bristles)
without
damage to
toner

Myself

cheap, a little 80gsm

silicone goes plus
a long way
silicone

Office Depot

Inkjet Paper

$4-5/500

751381

A few of the
smaller pads
didn't
Seemed to
transfer, I
work well.
think this was
toner transfer
more a
was fairly
problem of
even and well
my heating
defined.
then the
transfer
capability

.4995 / sheet

Silicone
coated paper

I think it
would make
traces
around .01"
the border
lines of my
board also
back side of
transferred
paper has
without
gloss also,
breaks,
put a piece of
smallest
regualr paper
used in
over it to
ciruit was
keep from
.025, apply
gumming
even
iron.
downward
pressure,
paper may
try to slide
when
surface is
melting

Epson
ActionLaser
1100, toner
unknown

HP 4M+, HP
Toner

not sure
where to buy
another pack
: ) .. got my
initial pack
for free when
i bought
something
else

most photo
paper's
worth a try
other than
Epson EPL"premium" 5900L /
and
Original Toner
waterproof
types.. thats
my take

If you spread
it so thin that
the paper
comes
through you
need to peel
while hot,
else some
good for
toner comes
legend, but get
off. the
"through
problems of
etching" esp.
through
on large areas
etching might
be resolved
with another
printer, this
one is
generally
light on
toner.

Made by
spreading
some high
temp slicone
as thin as
possible
Lexmark M412
(scrape off)
with steel
squeegee on
office paper,
let cure.

24 lb, 92
excellent.
birghtness

paper tends
to pop off

apply
pressure

canon copier

while hot

Office Max

Office Works
(Australia)

OfficeMax

Officeworks
Australia

Officeworks
Australia

Reynolds

Reynolds

MaxBright
Injet Paper

Matte Photo
Paper

94 Biright,

AUOWPMMW

Photo Paper High Gloss

Colorcopy

Reynolds
Parchment
Paper

Staples.com

Tecniks

Press n Peel
Blue

about AU$1
per A4 sheet

24Lb

Excellent

150gsm

Great 7mil
tracks no
worries. No
water soak
required.

Item Number:
471861

Used with
Laminator

Laserjet
6L/generic

~50lb

didn't work

194 gsm

excellent soaks off

quickly in
warm water

slight clay
residue nees
to be
carefully
cleaned off

HP laserjet 4L

excellent
transfer on
first attempt

needs
prologed
soak and
careful
cleanup of
residual clay

HP Laserjet 4L

about AU$20
for 500 A4
100 gsm
sheets

Excellent

$3 US

fanatastic

$9.99 for 30
Sheets!

Perfect. Best I
have ever
used. High
detail and
VERY
inexpensive,
worth a try for
anyone.

20 sheets $30

none so far

Lexmark Optra
R, and 3rd
party tonar
(14K page
type)

Seems that
the printer /
paper match
was not
good. The
full toner did
not fuse to
the paper, so
instead of
good traces
and pads,
they were
streaky,
leaving white
space.

$2.75 for 30
sq ft roll

"Release"
35 sq ft
non stick foil

Staples
"Picture
Paper"

~$15 for 30
sheets

.4995 / sheet

Epson Inkjet
S041140
Photo paper

nopa Color
(made in
Germany)

est. $4.00 for

500 Sheets

while
cooling
down

N/A

none

HP 4M+, HP
Toner

Peels easy no water,

Laserjet IIP+ /
found in
HP toner
grocery
store.
Printed on
dul, non
stick side.
Crisp
printing.
Perfect
transfer of
fine lines,
Laserjet IIP+ /
less runs
HP toner
needed in
laminator.
Peeled
easily when
cool. No
water
needed.

No problems
at all. I was
doing 8 mil
traces and
they came
out perfect.
Could
probably do
lower.

Built boards
Can get
with .5mm pin smearing of
spacing. .4mm toner. Using

I think this
paper only
Ricoh
works with
Commercial
laser
Laser Printer
printers, but
I am unsure.
More
HP LaserJet
consistent
1300. Factory
results when toner

has been
transferred to
copper, but not
etched.

Verbatim

Zweckform
(Avery)

Zweckform
(Avery)

Zweckform
(Avery)

unknown

Glossy Photo Reorder No.:

Paper
38996

Photo
Quality
2599
Inkjet Paper
(White, matt)

Photo
Quality
2585
Inkjet Paper
(White, matt)

100 Sheet
Box

~8 /
25Sheets

~22 /
200Sheets

2588 (probably
100g Photo
same as 2585
?
Quality
only 50Sheets
Inkjet (matte)
instead of 200)

reichelt
catalogue

unknown

free

150gsm

150g

100g

100g

Seems
slightly
higher
definition
than the
Lexmark
matte paper,
M412/ original
a bit heavy
for my
printer
(toner
density)

very good

needs slightly
more rubbing
than the
Zweckform
matte papers,
the glossy
coat is sort of
another
"layer" to rub
off

very good

Cheap
toners have
problems
with thick
media. Buy
very thick,
takes long to the thinner
stuff of the
soak.
same series
(shorter
soaking,
cheaper)

very good

none

inkjet printer
on normal
paper and after
this Xerox
whith
maximum
contrast

Good paper
for TT,
leaves some
white
Lexmark M412
residue,
must be
rubbed off
with water.

good, same as
2599 only
thinner paper

unknown nice

10 minutes
in warm
water

HP LJ IIID /
HP toner

none

this is the
printed
catalogue
from a
german
electronics
supplier

EPSON EPL
5200