Homebrew PCBs

Phil,
It also helps to bevel the front edge of the pcb a little with sandpaper.

Myc


On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 9:19 PM, phildimond
<my-yahoo-groups@...>wrote:

>   Sorry for the late response (travelling). My laminator is a 1712741
> but I'll bet the differences are regional (possibly just the
> compliance label!). No mods of any kind. And yes, I use standard 1.6mm
> FR4 SS % DS plated boards (that's about your 1/16").. The trick is to
> feed the board on a slight angle (like 15 degrees) so it grabs one
> corner first - if you present the rollers with a whole edge at once it
> will jam.
>
> I got all this from the list - they're not my ideas at all. And it
> works great!
>
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com <Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Roland F. Harriston"
> <rolohar@...> wrote:
> >
> > Phil
> > Would the laminator you mentioned be the GBC Creative "Blue"
> > *Part Number:* 1712730R
> >
> >
> > This is a very inexpensive machine, to say the least.
> > And you say that you did no modifications?
> > I generally use 1/16", 2 oz copper clad, two sided.
> > Will it work with material this thick?
> >
> > Thanks for the information.
> >
> > Roland F. Harriston, PD
> > *********************
> >
> > phildimond wrote:
> >
> > > I spent ages (years) trying to get TT working. I'm sure lots of people
> > > have found that irons, etc do the job, but after about 5 years of
> > > frustration, another member here gave me a sure-fire method...
> > >
> > > After using it very successfully now (100% success), I found that the
> > > secrets (at least for me) were:
> > >
> > > 1. Use a laminator. I was probably way too impatient with the iron, or
> > > used the wrong heat, or whatever. I was pointed to a GBC Creative
> > > laminator, super cheap and needed no modifications. I run it through
> > > (on a slight angle, not square to the feed rollers) ten times, artwork
> > > attached to the PCB with real 3M Scotch Magic tape, which seems to
> > > survive the heat well and leave little or no residue if removed
> carefully.
> > >
> > >
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