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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] HEAVY METAL toner transfer [1 Attachment]

From: Mark Schoonover <mark@...>
Date: 2016-09-05

Similar concept to my PCB Press: http://www.ka6wke.net/finished-projects/pcb-press


On Sat, Sep 3, 2016, 21:38 roomberg@... [Homebrew_PCBs] <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

I'm new here. I thought I posted this but I got no email so I'll try it again.

I was working through laminator toner tranfer mods and melted a plastic

gear

http://www.learnmorsecode.com/laminator/index.html

http://www.learnmorsecode.com/laminator/index.html
Goto al9 page +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Goto STOVE TOP TONER TRANSFER PAGE
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so while I was waiting for metal gears to arrive in the mail I

stumbled onto this stove top method and I already had the heavy metal and

the silicone rubber so my olny expense was the hot plate:

http://www.learnmorsecode.com/laminator/hotcakes.html


http://www.learnmorsecode.com/laminator/hotcakes.html
I stumbled onto this method and just had to try it. 3 minute heat... great peel... using toner heat transfer glossy paper:
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I am very pleased with the results.

All the time effort and money I spent on chasing laminator solutions

has not been for nothing. I learned a lot about what we wanted in

temperature and pressure.


The 6 inch square block of 1 inch steel plate plus the C clamp weighs 12 pounds. I'd call that a press.


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Mark Schoonover KA6WKE
Author: 4NEC2 The Definitive Guide https://leanpub.com/4nec2definitiveguide
Website: http://www.ka6wke.net
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