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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: TT Paper and release method

From: Derryck Croker <derryck@...>
Date: 2007-05-24

On 23 May 2007, at 16:51, James Newton wrote:

>>> The copper on the board sucks
>>> the heat up on the first couple of passes.
>
> Preheat the board before laminating. They cool down very quickly so
> right out of preheat into the laminator with the pattern.

I first pass the TT paper through the laminator a couple of times to
"tack" it into position, then heat with an iron (just rest the iron
on top of a kitchen paper/TT/copper laminate/newspaper sandwich) with
the iron set at hot for about a minute. Then back to the laminator to
finish the fusing.

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Cheers

Derryck