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Hey all
With Pedro's advice, I just got a laminator. But, it was a cheapy
I found at at Wal Mart for only $22, and as I feared isn't producting
quite the results I'd hoped for. It seems to work well if I heat the
board with an iron under no pressure other than its own weight, then
run the board through the laminator for even pressure. The laminator
kinda works by itself, but it isn't really great, even after 11 or 12
passes through it. It leaves large areas with little spots where the
toner didn't transfer, and leaves fine lines with little notches
ocassionaly with the magazine paper I'm using.
I was wondering if anybody knows the temperature of any laminators
they have found to work really well. This one says it hits 248
degrees F.
It also seems the fuser of a laser printer would work especially
well, if you didn't damage the rollers by putting a board that was
way fatter than it was intended for through it. The boards I am
using ar 28 mil in thickness.

Thanks

-Josh
Pullman, WA