Homebrew PCBs

At 10:44 am ((PDT)) Mon Jun 18, 2007, erantapaa wrote:
>I was wondering if anyone has considered or tried using a heat press
>for the toner transfer method.

I wonder if anyone ever looks into the archives
before expressing their curiosity ;-)

>They are usually used for transferring
>images onto t-shirts.

Oh, sorry, was that meant to be a "good idea"(TM).

How does your typical T-shirt press compare with
a smoothing iron or a laminator for pressure?
(That's units of 'force per area' not just force.)

And how important does pressure seem to be
using a smoothing iron, where it is completely
under the operator's control, though not
necessarily very closely controlled?

(And for the laminators, the force is so high it
is difficult to get the board in - and it is concentrated
along a line, so the resulting pressure is quite high.)

How does a press compare with a medium-quality
business laminator for price?

So, unless you already have a T-shirt press
or you are thinking of setting up a T-shirt
business alongside PCB production,
it is basically a non-starter.


Regards, LenW
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