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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Time magazine pages and a laminator lead to awesome results --> Pedro

From: Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2004-01-09

On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 18:14:44 +0100, Pedro Perez de Ayala Rull
<payala@...> wrote:

> I have sent you a message explaining with very much detail how I make
> the boards, If anyone else is interested I'll post it on the list, or
> hang
> it in the files section, or wherever you find it helpful. The DSC
> laminator
> just was a mistake, I had been looking for drivers for my DSC sony camera
> and had those letters in mind when I wrote the message. The laminator is
> actually a GBC model Docuseal 95P.
>
> I had the same problems with pressure when I did TT with the iron, You
> don't need to apply much pressure, I think the point is in applying even
> pressure. What I really know is that with the laminator I don't have
> those
> problems anymore. Actually I have been able to do a little bit lower than
> 8mil tolerances. The limit I have observed is 3.2 mil wide tracks and 5
> mils
> clearance, but it has been with about 5 sq.inch. boards, so I thought it
> would be difficult to obtain these results in larger boards so I set all
> the
> boards I do to 8-8 mils, which I find is more than fine and can do it
> without complications and with good repeatibility. One thing to keep in
> mind
> is to make pads big enough to make drilling and soldering easy, as Stefan
> suggested.
>
> Pedro


Please, in the files section with it!
If you did write it up, we should at least get most out of
your work..

thx