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

From: "foobaz_utne" <foobaz_utne@...>
Date: 2007-09-18

> > 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.

Yeah, that seems to be the general consensus.

> 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.

But that kinda defeats the purpose. I think I will just bite the
bullet and buy a good laminator.