Transfer alternatives to PNP for enclosure etchings

[esauvisky]

Hey guys! I've spent the last two weeks trying to figure a good way to transfer decorations into my aluminum enclosures for etching, as PNP is not avaible here in Brazil and it's freaking expensive to buy online (~ $5 per sheet).

Has anyone succeeded in using alternatives to PNP? Which ones and how did you do the transfering process?

[deadastronaut]

yep much cheaper alternatives..

glossy photo paper..150gsm laser toner..

glossy magazine paper..laser toner..

checkout the etched enclosures thread...lots of info and pics there..

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=85803.600

[esauvisky]

Thanks. I've already tried glossy paper, magazine paper and transparency paper and they didn't work out. Some of the toner always stays in the paper, no matter how I do it. 

I'm guessing that the problem must be the toner itself or the printer brand: I'm actually printing my designs at a copy shop...

Do you think I should buy a printer and do it myself? Or is there something I can try before spending my bucks? 

[defaced]

Dry film photo resist.  This is how professional PCBs are made.  Applying the film isn't fun, but it's a very good resist. 

[deadastronaut]

copy shops usually won't turn off their toner save function.....so they won't give a nice thick image...

so you may be better off buying a printer...i use samsung ML 1660.