Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Homebrew PCBs

Well, having first used an HP 7445A Plotter and then switching to the
TT method, I noticed the ease in making a pcb with the TT method
especially with double sided boards. So I purchased a broken GBC 95P
laminator off of EBay for $20 dollars. I casted new gears and
installed a new thermal cut-off device and I had a functioning
laminator.

From my previous use of a clothing iron, i was using JetPrint Graphic
paper that was great because 98% of the traces were intact. However,
using this paper in my laminator was a bad idea because the heat from
the laminator was not enough to penetrate the paper. So in desperation
(and a stroke of ingenuity), I used a regular ol' sheet of paper and
the image was perfectly transfered. I think the reason why magazine
paper like "Time" gives good results is that it is glossy yet thin.

On a side note, I wonder what the fesiabilty is in constructing a
roll tinning machine similar to what Dave Hopkins described in a
previous post. Specifically, would it be worth it compared to
purchasing tinnit?