I didn't find the directions that bad but it did take some head
scratching at several points. a couple of pix would have been
∗really∗ helpful.
One thing I found to be necessary is a pair of spacers between the two
outfeed plates. I was getting my paper/board assembly stuck in the
outfeed because the top plate would drop down. I made 2 small spacers
out of 0.062 FR4, took the unit apart and reassembled the outfeed
plates with the spacers sandwiched at each end. No more jams. If you
experience outfeed jams, you'll want to do this.
Switching the gears was the only easy way to slow down the feed rate.
I think it needs to be about 1/2 the rate (at least for my 20-pass
toner). I'd really like a speed control but it looks like an AC motor
so that's not gonna happen - I'll hack a fuser assembly first.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "mikezcnc" <eemikez@c...> wrote:
>
> I finally decided to modify the laminator IAW www.puslar.gs
> directions.
>
> IMO it is not a 15 minutes job, as he claims, it took mi close to an
> hour to get it all done. Then, his directions are vague and
> imprecise, they miss some steps, and he uses terms that are not
> typical names in the industry. Bottom line is that his directions
> suck big time, very big time, but they were good enough for me to
> complete the job, although few times I wasn't sure if that project
> would ever be completed.
>
> I ran few tests with it and all works very well. The principle is the
> same as Stefan described, chicken and grill but here one doesn't have
> to hunt his own chicken before grilling it... The ideas that he came
> up with, are very innovative, how in the world he knew how to rotate
> a motor to a new position, or how he came up with idea of exchanging
> the gears??? It tells me that he spent countless hours to develop the
> product. Mike