how to print pcb artwork

I bought this printer officejet 8600 Pro , for sole purpose of printing pcb art work , tried few didnt work, looked online and saw a product "HP Inkjet premimium transparencies" product code C3834A but this product is discontinuted and out of stock.

which transparency i can use with this printer which is equally good as C3834A ?

or if anyone can recommend me a printer which is good for this work it will also help and i will dump this printer .

I need to print circuit diagrams for making printed circuit boards and looking for any printer / transparency combination that will do it.

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mlange over 11 years ago

Hi Sami,

When you say it is for priting pcb art work, do you mean you want to etch your own PCBs? If so, the toner transfer method of PCB etching is typically done with a laser printer, not an inkjet.
This webpage walks you through the steps of doing the toner transfer method. http://makezine.com/projects/pcb-etching-using-toner-transfer-method/ or also http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-and-Easy-Toner-Transfer-for-PCB-Making/?ALLSTEPS

Cheers!
Matthew
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mlange over 11 years ago

Hi Sami,

When you say it is for priting pcb art work, do you mean you want to etch your own PCBs? If so, the toner transfer method of PCB etching is typically done with a laser printer, not an inkjet.
This webpage walks you through the steps of doing the toner transfer method. http://makezine.com/projects/pcb-etching-using-toner-transfer-method/ or also http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-and-Easy-Toner-Transfer-for-PCB-Making/?ALLSTEPS

Cheers!
Matthew
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autodeskguest over 11 years ago in reply to mlange

On 17/10/13 06:31, Matthew Lange wrote:
If so, the toner transfer method of PCB etching is
typically done with a laser printer, not an inkjet.

The fact that Sami asked about transparency paper strongly suggests he's
not intending to use "toner transfer" but rather has photo-sensitive
board and a UV light box. That can be done with either laser or inkjet
(or any other printing technology) but only if the image is very dark
and high contrast.
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