Haven't tried that specific laminator but I do have and use the older model he wrote about in the previous article
(
http://ultrakeet.com.au/index.php?id=article&name=superfuser)He says it (GBC Creative) can't do 1.6mm but mine has no problem with it. Not sure what the minimum amount of passes should be but I do about 10 (from a cold board) which works fine.
One thing to note (and this probably applies to laminators in general) that if you put the board through in the middle, your board edges may not transfer as well as the center.
To solve this I run the board through closer to the ends of the laminator for 2 of the later passes.
Note that with any laminator, small boards can potentially be annoying. I use a piece of cardboard to follow them through and push them out the other side.
Only funny thing with my laminator is that it works better on cold days. A couple of times I tried it on hot days and the transfer was lousy. I think when the ambient temperature is warm, the temperature sensor is already too warm and the controller won't heat the rollers up enough.
I have never measured the temperature with a proper thermocouple and meter, but so far if I make sure I use it from cold it works well. This may only be specific to my laminator, I haven't heard of anyone else having the same problems.
Interesting the 'improved' version of the GBC Creative is now on the 'shitlist' - I had been told it was much better. Will have to ask him why he changed his mind!
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "jhalbrecht" <jeffa@...> wrote:
> I found this page after following some links to GBC laminator
> conversions. It's for a pinch roller laminator. Seems affordable.
>
> http://ultrakeet.com.au/index.php?id=article&name=superFuserV2
> <http://ultrakeet.com.au/index.php?id=article&name=superFuserV2>
> Looks like a pretty good description of the modification with specific
> parts I've been able to find at their suggested source and others.
>
> Opinions? Suggestions?
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>