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I kind of suspected that, Derryck, and that's why I voiced my info to
everybody wanting to listen and having a need for it.

If you want to develop your own setup for your own lminator then you
are up the creek with ht ealligators, that's for sure. If funds
permitting, or a suitable second joib is possible, tehn you ight want
to consider getting it dirrectly from Staples or ask GBC (sounds
british to me anyway...) if they sell that model to GB. At any rate,
that is a proven setup that I listed. The second option is to pump
Stefan and others for information on how to modify conductor. Since
you mentioned your laminator running cold, I will repeat that HC200
runs really hot! Good luck, Mike


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Derryck Croker <derryck@n...>
wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> > I love you, man! I wish I new what the true answer to your

question

>
> The usual answer is "42" :-)
>
> > is. I don't know. I don't know what temperature is at the cylinder
> > ('conductor'), but I can tell you few hints. To my greatest

surprise,

> > the (not to say 'that') laminator was running 'hot', much hotter

that

> > I thought laminators needs to be. And more, after few runs with

the

>
> That's a clue there then, the one I have is quite "cool" and the

manual

> states that it's 120C. I think 140C is what's needed, at least for
> press'n'peel paper.
>
> > board (couple times- I ran it 5 times) thru the laminator the

board

> > could not be held in hand directly. When I used ironing, I tried

all

>
> I've had excellent results by tacking the p'n'p paper to the copper

by

> running it through the laminator then putting it face-up on a

newspaper,

> kitchen paper on top and then resting an iron (set to Linen) on top

for a

> minute. Then back through the laminator but corners first otherwise

it

> doesn't get an even press.
>
> > unpredictability of the standard process that lead me to HC200
> > laminator.
>
> Sure, makes it a quick and easy process.
>
> > Go to GBC website and check with them, I think there is something
> > similar on your side of the lake, but you will have to take a

risk of

>
> I didn't find any of the fine detail that I needed :-(
>
> > testing. It can be that ANY laminator (well, almost any) might

work

>
> One of their laminators is listed in the Yahoo database, but

there's no

> detail on how to modify the drive mech to accept the thicker than

pouch

> thickness PCB material.
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Derryck