Homebrew PCBs

Hello everyone,  
  
New lister here, and new at PCB creation as well.  I'm trying the TT  
method as I was trying to get something out this weekend (well, I  
almost succeeded ;)  
  
Anyway, I wanted to recommend the Xerox XRX-LM1910 laminator now on  
sale at Staples for $39 (that includes an additional $20 rebate).  I  
was going for cheap and, if possible, no mods.  The GBC H200 is  
discontinued and replaced by the H210, but no one has commented on  
modifying it.  I purchased an H210 today as well ($99) but based on  
the performance of the Xerox, I may bring the GBC back tomorrow and  
pocket the money.  
  
Anyway, I ran 1/16" single-sided 1oz through the Xerox using a  
"carrier" of laser printer paper folded in half.  I used four passes  
through the machine, temp set to max (275F) and laminator in "Foil"  
mode.  The PCB I'm using is rather thick for this unit, but it  
swallowed what I gave it without many complaints.  It's a little  
tight going in the front and pops a little coming out.  In the  
future, I'll probably try 1/32" board instead and see how that  
goes... I'm afraid that the thicker board will eventually kill the  
laminator (motor, rollers, or whatever).  Tonight, the boards were 
small -- only 2"x4". 
  
I decided to get the laminator after many inconsistent, smudgy  
results using a plain clothes iron.  I'll also recommend Pulsar's 
TTS sheets.. they really make the job easier.  But if you don't have 
any, tonight I also tried using some Hammermill Color Laser Gloss 
(Staples.. 300 sheets for $8) and got great results (though it has 
to sit in water longer than the Pulsar stuff before it releases and 
leaves a slight white residue that comes off with light rubbing and 
water).  Traces look good and I think it's ready to go straight into 
the tank.  My smallest traces are 10 mil (according to PCB), though 
some text I printed on the board looks much smaller and came out 
well. 
  
I'll try to etch these test boards tomorrow.. too late to mess with  
FeCL now..  
  
Has anyone used a LaserJet 5P in TT process?  Linux lets me crank 
density up to 5, but I don't know if the printer is actually using 
it.  I could definately stand heavier density, but the results seem 
pretty good as is.  Tomorrow I'll try an old Okidata LED printer and 
see if it does any better.   
  
Eric