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Re: HC200 modification

2004-11-25 by Phil

If you drill holes in them, they will sit over the dimples and stay in
place.  like I said earlier.

032 may be enough but I had 062 waste sitting around.

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "grantfair2001"
<grant.fair@s...> wrote:
> 
> I solved this problem by making two small (maybe 1/4" x 3/8") pieces
> of .031 pcb and wedging them between the top plate and the little
> plastic things that stick out from each side (I don't have a camera
> and wish I did).
> 
> This worked well until I had to move the laminator around a bit, and
> the pieces fell out. I will epoxy them in place.
> 
> I did have to take the plastic cover off to install them. I just put
> them on the plate and used a screwdriver to slide them over and wedge
> them under each plastic "finger".
> 
> The directions were frustrating for me too and I cursed the author
> many times, and I also wished for photos. Eventually I got it done.
> But 15 minutes? No way. But the results were worth it.
> 
> Grant
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "mikezcnc" <eemikez@c...> wrote:
> > 
> > About the spacers: they basically pivot (wiggle) and are not 
> > parallel  to each other. Is that what you are referring to? If so 
> > then to cope with it you keep them apart with two 0.062" strips of 
> > PCBs on each end, right? If so then it is possible to stick those two 
> > strips from the back, without disassembling the laminator, what do 
> > you think?
> > 
> > Like I said, I completed it but for such  a product (it carries the 
> > whole line of dextrine paper), I would envision something written by 
> > a technical writer, with pictures, because I can see some people 
> > having problems with it.

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