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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] offtopic laminator

2007-01-30 by Martin Klingensmith

Lez,
If you want to try hacking it you could take it apart and hook the 
heating element to an incandescent light dimmer switch.
--
Martin


Lez wrote:
>
> Anyone know of a laminator that gets hot hot hot! (who's been watching
> big cook little cook...)
>
> I just bought one from Asda as I killed the motor drive on my old one,
> and it has a sign that says ''HOT'' but I think it should say
> pleasently warm....
>
> I used the last one for 'Toner Transfer' (with poor variable success)
> but this asda one is useless.
>
> Its just not hot enough to melt the laser toner.
>
> Ideally I could do with one with variable heat and speed.
>
> -- 
>
> Lez
>
>

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