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transparencies film work great with inkjet printer. That's what i use here. Set your printer to the best resolution mode... yeah slower but better. I tried laser printer in the past. i gave up, sometimes the toner don't do a nice and perfect job on 10-12mils traces. Home made Thru-hole plating would be nice... but not a trivial thing. Sure there's some rivet kit available here and there... but it's a little bit expensive for what it worth. Better to outsource your PCB to some cheap PCB fabs. Good luck!

Inkjet? Really? I didn't think that worked at all! I tried the 'Press-n-Peel' method awhile back, used the good laser printer at OfficeMax, was really careful and all that. But it seemed like my problem was with the toner.
Does the ink actually dry on the transparency or do you have to be fairly careful with it (i.e. don't bend it, etc.)? How small are you able to get reliably on the traces and circles and the like?