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> So tell me, any issues with 1/16" boards? Did you need to remove anything inside that would limit the thickness it can accept?
> Also, what is the speed at which it feeds?
> I wonder if it's possible to modify to slow it down if it's a bit fast.
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I haven't had any trouble at all, I was afraid it would be an issue but 1/16" boards feed right through without a problem. I haven't measured the speed it feeds but slower would be nice. Unfortunately it uses a synchronous clock motor which is locked to the power line frequency and not easily slowed. I even tried running it from a variable frequency but found that below about 45Hz it just sits there and jitters. I contemplated replacing the whole motor with a geared DC motor but life is too short, I just feed the board through multiple times.
The temperature mod was super easy since the board already has two settings that are not hooked up and they're even helpfully labeled on the silkscreen and each pin goes to one of a row of SMT resistors. If I were to do it again, I think I'd use a pot, I forget if the resistance gets higher or lower to raise the temperature but you'll want a fixed resistor in series or parallel with the pot to set a max temperature.