Homebrew PCBs

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:29:45 +0200, chalaco_51 <chalaco_51@...>  
wrote:

> I've been having some bad results with my present procedure to transfer
> toner using the old iron method, and this is even with the blue peel
> stuff.
> I have been thinking of purchasing an ironing press a Conair (~$90) or
> even a more expensive one like a Simplicity (~$150) which can add up
> 100lbs of pressure.
> I have also consider on buying a laminator but the size of the boards
> I have going are 6x6 inches at a minumum and going through a laminator
> 8 to 10 times with a thickness of 60 mils may end up screwing up the
> laminator. The wife has bought into the idea of a more expensive
> ironing press, since she could also use it.
> Does anyone have any comments in the pros and cons on using an ironing
> press for toner transfer?
> Thanks for any feedback.


i doubt it'll work good (uneven pressure).

If you want a real sturdy laminator take an old fuser from a copier and  
modify it. They make them any width you can find a scrapped copier for,  
and the older ones are mostly metal. It needs a drive motor and a  
thermostat circuit added, but then it's great, only one pass needed.

The teflon coat can be shot, so if you have none maybe a copier repair  
tech would give you one where he changed the whole fuser unit.
In a laser printer is the same thing, but often smaller.

ST