On 10/19/2013 1:40 PM,
twgray2007@... wrote:
> I purchased a roll of vinyl used in the Cricut machine to test for toner
> transfer. Surprisingly, it actually worked better than anything I've
> tried so far in transferring the toner to the pcb,
So, what do you mean by vinyl? Sounds like something I would like to try.
I think the mushy print you are getting is heat related. You need to
find the temp that works and that is where the IR thermometer comes in.
Too hot and it mushes.
I would experiment with an iron and IR thermometer to find what temp
works and if your vinyl is actually viable and then use this info to
adjust your laminating.
I saw the bleeding with both PnP and label backing but only when too hot.
I don't have a laminator but think that the temp issue could be reduced
by adding layers of paper on top of the transfer medium. The more
layers, the less heat would get to the medium.
js
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