Homebrew PCBs

On my copious "to do" list.

I have a Tshirt press and I bought a used HP 6L, and a couple of
laminators, and I found this little sandwich press (very flat) quite
some time ago. Someone here was going to send me a few sheets of their
favorite paper but I guess he forgot, so I need to pick up something
to try.

For pressing dye sub onto tiles, they make a thin sheet of silicone
rubber to place between the press and the tile. The press is very
flat, it is the tiles that are uneven. It does make pressing take
quite a bit longer. I suspect it would not be that necessary with a PCB.

My "to do" list is about a mile long, though...

Also, unless you already have a Tshirt press, it's a spendy way to do
toner transfer. "Cheap" Tshirt presses don't have a temp control and
cost about $250 and are a bit bulky compared to a laminator.

I've heard of people bolting a sheet of aluminum onto an old iron to
get rid of the steam hole problem.

Steve Greenfield


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "mikegw20" <mikegw20@h...> wrote:
>
> Helo all.
> 
> I just had a few random thoughts about toner transfer and I wondered if 
> anyone has tried them.  I am using an iron with a good level of success 
> as the boards I am using are quite small.  However, I read that many 
> people prefer the laminator to supply heat and pressure.  
> 
> So I was letting my mind wander with heat and pressure and the thought 
> about sandwich presses (obviously you would need a flat plate) and 
> shirt iron presses (I am not sure of the proper name but the things 
> that iron a whole shirt in one pull of the handle)?  The disadvantage 
> would be the size, but both would require no modification unlike some 
> laminators.
> 
> Has anyone tried either of these two?
> 
> Mike
>