On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:55:02 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>What temperature does the toner need to reach in order to transfer?
>
>I'm thinking about using the TL901 laminator for double-sided board,
>1/16in thickness. How many times would I need to run the board through
>the laminator?
Depends very much on the paper. According to pulsar, the press N play
paper takes very high heat. Pulsar takes 6 to 8 times through the GBC
laminator I have. Foil takes about 4.
I have two different laminators, one by royal, adapted to 1/16 board,
and one by GBC (recommended brand of pulsar), which is good for 0.020
to 0.032 board. The Royal is hotter, but less pressure. The GBC is
more pressure.
Frankly, I'd experiment a bit. Try area stuff as well. If you use
foil, as well, go to the pulsar website and read the entire thing,
especially the Q&A sections and the stuff on the foil and paper. The
useful stuff is buried there.
Harvey
>
>Thanks.
>
>Steve
>
>daemons_ca wrote:
>> Hello,
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>> I just joined the group.
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>> A little about me. I've been doing electronics since the age of 12 (I'm 38) and studied electronics in community college. I actually work in IT support. I still do electronics as a hobby.
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>> Here's how I got here. I've been using toner transfer using PNP-blue. Works well but as you all already know, they are expensive.
>> I've not had much success using the "cheap method" using photo inkjet paper. I just got my hands on the good Staples photo paper, but still not good. I think my problem is with the ironing part.
>> So I spotted the Scotch TL901 laminator at Walmart, and with a google search landed here. :)
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>> Looks like a cool group. Hopefully I can contribute to it.
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>> Marc
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