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When I broke my laminator, I got disgusted and put the iron on it's highest setting and set it on the paper.

This browned the paper. After letting it cool off I started to pull the paper up on a corner, and the toner hadn't stuck, so I gave up that avenue. I figured I needed higher pressure to do the transfer.

Then after I got my laminator fixed I needed a test board to send through, so I grabbed that one. When I went to pull the paper the rest of the way off, the (dry non soaked in water) paper pulled away and left the toner on the board.

OK....

I have also noticed that if I leave the toner on a TTed board for a few days, then try to clean it off with acetone, it doesn't particularly want to come off.

I'm wondering if I could use a couple heated plates and a clamping mechanism and forgo the laminator step. Do we really need the point load from the rollers?

Thoughts? Anybody messed with a press like this?