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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Homebrew through plating station - sucess!

From: Markus Zingg <m.zingg@...>
Date: 2003-06-08

Stefan

>laminating:
>
>it should be possible to use a laser printer / copier fuser unit.
>simply construct a thermal controller for it or use the one in the printer
>if you can find it.
>
>then you have a very nice laminator with sizes up to 30cm or more (from
>copier).
>
>if you also take out the motor and some gears you may be able to build this
>motorised too, to get constant transport speed.
>
>maybe this is cheaper and easier than to get than a laminator wich eats 2mm.

Thanks for the idea, but there are quite some office laminators which
- even if slighly out of spec - happyly "eat" 1.5mm thik PCB's. So,
IMHO such a laminator is much easier and cheaper to get.

Markus