Homebrew PCBs

> I must say, I don't care for that dowel idea I saw. Just seems like 
> you're creating a nice "leverage" to stress the board or something. 
> Maybe a "fixed" roller for a dowel, with some backup support on 
either 
> side, set in a bit lower. I guess it's getting kind of ridiculous, 
> especially since I've already got the "extra flat" iron base, which 
is 
> probably one of the reasons they had come up with the rolling dowel 
> thing. I guess consistent time (or brief, repeated time) and 
pressure 
> would be the way to go with the iron, I just need to get a means of 
> keeping tabs on it (the scale idea), and find a heat sensor or 
> thermometer, so I can make sure my iron stays at the same temp.

An idea came to me after I sent that message out a few days ago: Built 
a frame out of wood and fill with metal pipes or dowels (I suggest 
metal as they will retain heat better) to create a line of 'rollers' 
like those rolling conveyer belts they have at UPS or such. Make sure 
you the surface area is larger than the board and iron and make sure 
whatever you use close to perfectly round and smooth so it can rotate 
inside the frame. Use bits of laser labels to adhere the transfer 
sheet to the board, and iron it on top of this setup. If you use metal 
pipes, leave the iron on top of them for awhile to heat them up. I am 
thinking face down might work better than face up, but make sure the 
board rolls back and forth across the surface. That way it's like the 
dowel tip from pulsar, but with multiple 'high points of pressure' so 
it's like half of a laminator, and with less chance of the thing 
slipping away. Example: (view with monospace font!)

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