Richard,
Your observation is correct, we talk about everything and we use
mental abbreviation whih may have confused people.
The successful mix is:
1. Laminator made by GBC, model HC200 sold by Staples
2. Paper, Staples brand, no. 18103 02238, 30 sheets for $10. The
paper is for inkjet printers but you willbe using it in a laser
printer.
or
3. Paper, Staples brand, no 18103 02241, 100 sheets, $24.
4. Laser printer. I have used a cheap Lexmark Optra.
5. Follow the instructions on www.pulsar.gs Yes, he sells special
transfer paper but it costs $1.50 a sheet (actually he doesn't sell
anymore but DigiKey does for him). The Staples paper was sugegsted by
Gootee several weeks ago and I decided to try it with the laminator
sugegsted on www.pulsar.gs with the results beyond my imagination and
expectation for TT method (do I sound like salesman, or what?!)
6. The paper and board (remember it can only feed 0.040 PCBs and any
thicker requires modification of the laminator IAW instructions
provided on www.pular.gs
7. You need to preheat the PCB in a laminator and then run it few
times thru a laminator. Also, make sure that the lamiantor is already
hot. Read instructioons on www.pulsar.com how to do it exactly: the
man spent a lot of time to develop that technique.
8. Soaking. I initially soaked in cold water which was a mistake and
it took a long time but guys on this board suggested using hot water
for soaking. One think for sure, the laminated image is like enamel
ona kitchen pot...
Good luck and let us hear the results should you elect to make PCBs
using this setup. ALl credit goes to Gootee for selecting the right
paper and to www.pulsar.gs for the laminator setup- I jsut had a
hunch to try the two together.
Mike
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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Richard Mustakos
<rmustakos@a...> wrote:
>
>
> Mike,
> This is about as clear as mud (to me). Is the paper you are
talking about the Staples ink jet paper? Some times I get that
feeling, and some times I get the feeling that you are talking about
some expensive, TT specific paper, like the TTS paper from Pulsar.
Which are you talking about?
> Thanks
> Richard
>
> >When Gootee
> >first mentioned that paper few months ago, I said yeah, right. I
> >tried all he suggested before and I had 70% success (once only
> >approching 90%) ie it di not work like he suggested. Then I tried
> >that Gootee suggested paper with that HC200 (that was my idea to
> >combine the two), my, what a change. As I rememebr he was excited
> >about that paper on his website, too.
> >Thanks for commenting, Dave. Mike
> >:)
> >
> >
> >