what printer (actually, toner) are you using? With my canon
copier/toner, I need 20 passes to get the toner to stick to 062 double
sided material.
There are 2 possible causes of this discrepency in the number of
passes: toner fusing point and variability in the heating of the
laminator.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Radra" <infositeus@y...> wrote:
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> I did not use any shims; I simply did the "TIA Modifications" and
> swapped the guide plates prior to reassembly of the laminator. Will
> try out the "eraser method" to remove residual glue and paper fibers
> from the PCB prior to etching. Haven't yet found it necessary to pass
> the PCB thru the laminator more than once or twice.
>
> Note, I posted the laminator recall notice in the files section.
>
> Lyman
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "mikezcnc" <eemikez@c...> wrote:
> >
> > My laminator is PG and that makes my laminator safe, I guess.
> >
> > What you noticed about the bend of plates is a very valuable piece
> of
> > information. Are you using any shims to keep thos aluminum lips
> > apart? I don't thinks because you would have mentioned something.
> >
> > The staples paper definitely sticks to traces- have you noticed a
> > post of Bob Weiss suggesting use of eraser to remove traces of
> paper?
> >
> > How many times do you have to pass the 0.062 PCB before toner gets
> > transferred? Mike