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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Has anyone tried one of the "Gordon" (Harbor Freight) laminators yet?

From: Derryck Croker <derryck@...>
Date: 2007-09-05

On 4 Sep 2007, at 22:44, Myc Holmes wrote:

> I've tried a few of the cheap laminators with no success. The
> problems was
> not of enough heat. The mass of the pcb is much greater than a plastic
> sleeve, and the heater can't keep p.

A way round this is to use the laminator to tack the TT sheet first,
and then to use a household iron to heat the PCB and TT, then return
to the laminator to do the actual pressing.

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Cheers

Derryck