Homebrew PCBs

what printer (actually, toner) are you using?  With my canon
copier/toner, I need 20 passes to get the toner to stick to 062 double
sided material.

There are 2 possible causes of this discrepency in the number of
passes: toner fusing point and variability in the heating of the
laminator.   

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Radra" <infositeus@y...> wrote:
> 
> Hi Mike,
> 
> I did not use any shims; I simply did the "TIA Modifications" and 
> swapped the guide plates prior to reassembly of the laminator.  Will 
> try out the "eraser method" to remove residual glue and paper fibers 
> from the PCB prior to etching. Haven't yet found it necessary to pass 
> the PCB thru the laminator more than once or twice.
> 
> Note, I posted the laminator recall notice in the files section.
> 
> Lyman
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "mikezcnc" <eemikez@c...> wrote:
> > 
> > My laminator is PG and that makes my laminator safe, I guess.
> > 
> > What you noticed about the bend of plates is a very valuable piece 
> of 
> > information. Are you using any shims to keep thos aluminum lips 
> > apart? I don't thinks because you would have mentioned something.
> > 
> > The staples paper definitely sticks to traces- have you noticed a 
> > post of Bob Weiss suggesting use of eraser to remove traces of 
> paper?
> > 
> > How many times do you have to pass the 0.062 PCB before toner gets 
> > transferred?  Mike