Kevin,
Gee, I paid more than that for the 2040! I think I'll invest in a
laminator rather than trying to find an iron that doens't have steam
holes. Something tells me that the only one I'd be able to find these
days with no steam capability would be an antique that you heat in the
fireplace!
Do you think that 1/16"-thick PCB stock is about the thickest the
laminator can handle? Please share your future results with the
group. I'll start looking for a laminator; I believe that there are
some additional recommendations here in the group files.
Cheers,
Ted
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin Morgan" <prizes@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Tonight I got very good results with a Brother 2040 laser that I got
> recently. I used Kodak Ultimate Picture Paper, and a Techno LM1910
> laminator.
>
> The paper is some that I've had sitting around for a couple of years...
> borderless 4x6. The laser printer and laminator I bought at Fry's over
> the holidays. I forget the exact price, but I think it was a little
> over $100 for both.
>
> After scrubbing the board with 2000 grit wet-or-dry sandpaper, I ran
> the paper through the laminator 4 times on the highest heat setting,
> and on the "foil" setting. The board was 1/16" single sided that I
> bought from MPJA. The laminator didn't really choke on the board,
> although I suspect it's not really designed for something that thick. I
> had put the picture paper and board inside a folded sheet of ordinary
> laser printer paper.
>
> After the four passes, the Kodak picture paper was stuck to the laser
> printer paper, and also the board. After dunking in cold water, I
> carefully peeled off the picture paper (it took about 20 seconds, I
> think). It came off cleanly, leaving almost all of the toner on the
> board.
>
> I'm not that experienced with TT, so I don't know how repeatable this
> is, but I'm very happy with this experiment.
>
> Kevin
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