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Hi Bill;

The key for thicker boards is to put the board into the laminator on a
diagonal. I use a very thin paper "wrapper" (8.5x11 folded in half)
around the board and transfer paper, it keep the transfer paper/foil
from moving on the first feed. I use 4-5 passes, and the board is
really hot by the last pass.

I found that emailing sellers with "as is" laminator auctions and
asking them to put paper through the laminator (do the rollers feed?
Does it heat up?) can net you a cheap laminator that others will ignore.

the Ibico PL-260 is similar to the PL-330 - here's one on
Ebay at 20., no bids, 2 days left - EBay Item number: 7587342580
These sold for about 500. new and weigh about 25-30lbs - metal gear
motors, 4 big fat rubber coated rollers, etc. - industrial strength.

The IBICO EL 12 II, even at 80. Buy it now/free shipping (EBaY
#7587212358) is a good deal, they still sell for well over $300. new.
Here another one - EBay #7588269821

here's the one's I mentioned earlier - good deals are still out there

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7578936864
and
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7578405524

With these quality units you don't need to screw around or modify the
units- meaning you can actually use them to laminate pictures, luggage
tags, etc. too. Or sell them if you care to at some point in the
future, they still have value as they are stock units.

Bob

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "wbblair3" <wbblair3@...> wrote:
> Darn, I wish you'd posted this a few weeks ago. I'd love to be able to
> work with thicker boards. I have a lot of surplus double-sided boards
> of various thicknesses, but have only tried .021" and .026" through my
> Royal PL2100 and am afraid to find the maximum it can handle "the hard
> way."
>
> A quick search of closed auctions on eBay indicates that three EL-12
> II's have been sold within the time frame searched (?) ranging from
> $37 - $80 including postage. The list price for the EL-12 II
> mentioned in one of the ads is $346. Couldn't find any PL-330s.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>