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Re: Advice for newbie please!

2005-10-31 by bob_ledoux

Look at the Pulsar.gs site.  I use their products for my occasional
boards and never have a failure.  I bought the GBC laminator locally.
 Their sponge etching method works great.



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "andrew566020"
<andy.jrhall@b...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I'm about to attempt my first homemade pcb after many years of using
> breadboards and veroboard for my electronics tinkering!
> 
> I've recently joined the group and have been avidly reading the recent
> posts and the archives. I do however have a few questions...
> 
> Many of the posts I've read advise against the use of an iron and
> recommend a laminator instead. Because of this I went looking for a
> suitable model. It struck me that many of the laminators for sale were
> quoting maximum thicknesses of 250 micron (1/4 mm), this doesn't seem
> nearly enough capacity, am I missing something?
> 
> Also I intend buying a laser printer. The HP laserjet 1022 is a budget
> model that is reputed to have high quality output. Would this be a
> reasonable starting place or should I look elsewhere.
> 
> Sorry for the dumb questions but I really am at the bottom of this
> learning curve so any help would be welcome..
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Andy.
>

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