Hi Mike, thanks for the info. How thick of a board can you pass
through that laminator that you modified?
Chris
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wrote:
>
> Chris,
>
> I presume you are using a laminator (if not- that is a different
> subject :))) I am not in favor of pre-etching because it adds
> another wet-dirt operation. What I do is this:
> 1. Use paper from Staples, stock number is in the database. That
ia
> an inkjet paper that I use in my laser printer I got used for $20,
> rather unimpressive (small) Lexmark Optra. I have add that before
I
> was trying all kinds of paper and the results were all over the
map.
> In fact I have a collection of all kinds of papers and nothing
worked
> well FOR ME. I hear that lots of guys are happy with Menstruation
> Press Paper (Bridal Magazine for You, Baking Laminated Cookies,
Heavy
> Duty Knitting, etc)- I have't tested that option yet.
>
> 2. GBC laminaotor, converted according to a dissertation at
> www.pulsar.gs Great result but I hope never to do it again.
>
> 3. kitchen 3M cleaning pad, non metallic.
>
> 4. I don't do heavy cleaning in fact I do very little cleaning,
clean
> with detergent, clean with the pad, again detergent and dry it
out. I
> takes maybe 2 minutes to get it including drying...
>
> 5. Stick the paper onto the PCB roll dozen or so times thru a
magic
> Printed Circuit Board Producing Device (PCBPD) and off to a
bathtub.
> Few minutes and it's 100% proof.
>
> Now, I recall having problems that you described when I used steam
> iron (no steam), large PCBs, thin tracks and chancy paper. No
amount
> of cleaning would help and I even used a palm sander with all
kinds
> of different sand papers. What helped me is using a laminator and
the
> correct (for me :))) paper. Mike
>