Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: cheap TRF foil experiment is a success
2016-12-26 by Rob
YES very wide. MACK TRUCK highway lanes wide. My vision is impaired. so bigger is better for me.... nothing I do is ever going to be used in anything real
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Metal laminator gears..... anybody making epoxy gears?
2016-12-26 by Rob
TAKE PICTURES please please please On 12/26/2016 09:23 AM, Malcolm Parker-Lisberg mparkerlisberg@yahoo.com ... TAKE PICTURES please please please On
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: cheap TRF foil experiment is a success
2016-12-26 by Rob
I use HP laserjet toner.... and the 10 cent EBAY yellow transfer paper and I heat up my heavy metal to 400 degrees and then wait for optimum 350 degrees as
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: cheap TRF foil experiment is a success SQUID ink
2016-12-26 by Rob
I don t know about this SQUID INK..... I will do some more experimenting on next batches. I generally do 3 to 6 PCBs per batch...usually two at a time..... so
Re: cheap TRF foil experiment is a success
2016-12-26 by me@...
Your traces are awfully wide. I would like to see experiments with more narrow traces. This stuff looks interesting for transfers for things like silk layers
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: cheap TRF foil experiment is a success
2016-12-26 by soffee83@...
That s possible too Harvey. I ll keep an eye out for it. I can t remember if I tried to reuse the stuff that didn t stick. Now that I think back, there were
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Metal laminator gears PANTUM printer hack
2016-12-26 by Rob
YES its called the PANTUM laser printer brand new for $34 https://youtu.be/WQ0QPcXfuPo On 12/26/2016 10:20 AM, Harvey White madyn@dragonworks.info
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: cheap TRF foil experiment is a success
2016-12-26 by Harvey White
... Actually, I don t think so, since I was doing a run and the ones before and after turned out ok. I m beginning to suspect the foil itself may have a
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: cheap TRF foil experiment is a success
2016-12-26 by soffee83@...
Harvey, That s crazy, as it s exactly what I was talking about. I think about two sessions ago I had the TRF come out looking almost exactly like it does going
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: cheap TRF foil experiment is a success
2016-12-26 by Harvey White
... Every once and a while, the pulsar film almost completely malfunctions. I get large splotches that do not stick at all, and those that do, damage the
Re: cheap TRF foil experiment is a success
2016-12-26 by soffee83@...
Rob, Would you by chance have actual Pulsar TRF or anything on hand? It would be interesting to see how they compare. There are so many factors with this stuff
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Metal laminator gears
2016-12-26 by Harvey White
... Right now, I m getting boards made rather than making them myself. I need the plated through holes and 6/6 for the projects I m doing. However, that does
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Metal laminator gears
2016-12-26 by Jean-Paul Louis
Harvey, That’s what DLP (Direct Laser Printing) PCB is all about. There was a lot of messages about this technique a while back. I forgot who was the main
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Metal laminator gears
2016-12-26 by Harvey White
... Has anyone considered buying a junked laser printer from a thrift store, and using the fuser assembly? It would need some mechanical and electrical work,
Re: cheap TRF foil experiment is a success
2016-12-26 by kbyrne10@...
Congrats, that brd stock is what mine look like with cheep lam and house hold iron after. Cheep nail polish over black pit marks and perfectly shinny copper
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Metal laminator gears..... anybody making epoxy gears?
2016-12-26 by Malcolm Parker-Lisberg
Not epoxy glass, but making epoxy carbonm fibre gears. New end plates to be made from laminated (2 layers FR4, without copper.) Just now making the gear
cheap TRF foil experiment is a success
2016-12-26 by Rob
First pass at playing with this stuff. Heat time was 30 seconds. Had some pitting. Perhaps longer press time would have less pitting?
Re: Metal laminator gears..... anybody making epoxy gears?
2016-12-26 by Rob
Anybody making epoxy composite gears? Sure would like to see an example of that some day. ... Anybody making epoxy composite gears? Sure would like to see an
Re: Metal laminator gears
2016-12-26 by craigl2@...
Forget about the melting point. You need to be looking at the heat deflection temperature. Most of the plastics usable in this temperature range are very
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Metal laminator gears swapping
2016-12-26 by Rob
There are two issues here. First is the folks who want to change the speed of the rollers to slow it down to do just one pass. The laminators that have two
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Metal laminator gears
2016-12-26 by Harvey Altstadter
The Harbor Freight laminator doesn t get hot enough for the Brother toner. In the process of raising the temperature I managed to soften the gears to the point
Re: Metal laminator gears
2016-12-26 by me@...
What is the advantage to swapping out gears? I have been using a GBC Heatseal H212 for a number of years now with no issues. The only modification I made
Metal laminator gears
2016-12-26 by Harvey Altstadter
I found a couple of stores on ebay where they offer reasonably priced metal gears, that may fit some of our laminators: 1. fivefive.co.ltd:
Re: Apache AL13P/Trulam TL320B aliases?
2016-12-25 by soffee83@...
Ancel- I had a feeling it did, and that you would probably know. ;-) That s strange that their own dealer doesn t even know that, unless maybe they re just
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Auto Heater shutdowwn for Laminator mod
2016-12-25 by mosaicmerc@...
If I had access to this laminator I could fab Teflon inserts/shaft sleeves for the gears
Re: Apache AL13P/Trulam TL320B aliases?
2016-12-25 by AncelB
It has the same screws....It is identical...I can take pics if you want. Ancel
Re: Apache AL13P/Trulam TL320B aliases?
2016-12-25 by kbyrne10@...
I received a reply that said yes the Trulam does indeed have adjustment screws and 1.6mm up to above 2.0mm brd stock is used with it.
Re: PCB Isolation routing software?
2016-12-25 by me@...
I ended up playing with FlatCam a bit more. It is a bit clunky to use but not too bad as long as you keep at it. It does tool changes just like I wanted.
Re: Apache AL13P/Trulam TL320B aliases?
2016-12-24 by soffee83@...
On a related note- Out of curiosity, I Googled that Trulam, and one of the Amazon questions was whether or not it had pressure adjust screws like the Apache.
Re: PCB Isolation routing software?
2016-12-24 by me@...
Mentioned Flatcam in my post. Thanks.
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] PCB Isolation routing software?
2016-12-24 by Paul
You may want to take a look at this one: http://flatcam .org/. Totally free. ... _____ From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
PCB Isolation routing software?
2016-12-24 by me@...
I have a cheap Chinese mill. Right now I am using it for drilling only. I just didn t like the results I was getting with milling even on some of my best
feather or huzzah proto
2016-12-22 by chuckm@...
A friend (thanks for your work Bill) who i met through this group and i have been playing with Adafruit Feather and Huzzah. They are cool BTW! Adafruit Feather
Re: Auto Heater shutdowwn for Laminator mod
2016-12-22 by AncelB
Once I get in the teflon flats I should be able to generate simple, hi temp, spur gears once I have the gear & shaft diameter and teeth counts required. If
Re: Auto Heater shutdowwn for Laminator mod
2016-12-22 by AncelB
I ve been thinking about the inactivity approach which can permit a tighter time control on the heaters = power savings & safety enhancement. Some testing
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Auto Heater shutdowwn for Laminator mod
2016-12-21 by Harvey Altstadter
When I was doing my gear melting experiments, I used a small bead type thermocouple in contact with one of the rollers. I placed it near the end of the roller
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Auto Heater shutdowwn for Laminator mod
2016-12-21 by Harvey Altstadter
Cristian, The gears are the same shaft as the roller that is being heated by the heater. The gears are heated by both radiation and conduction. Providing a
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Auto Heater shutdowwn for Laminator mod
2016-12-21 by KeepIt SimpleStupid
Hopefully your looking at this as an inactivity timer and not a timer from power-on? On Wednesday, December 21, 2016 10:27 AM, kbyrne10@yahoo.com
Re: Auto Heater shutdowwn for Laminator mod
2016-12-21 by kbyrne10@...
I have a TL902 Thermal laminator with a brand name Scotch and a question along the line of thought if I may. What is the proper way to determine the temps it
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Auto Heater shutdowwn for Laminator mod
2016-12-21 by Cristian
... Why not isolate the plastic gear in a tin box and ventilate it with a small fan? Cristian
Re: TrulamTL320B run stock to 390F
2016-12-21 by mosaicmerc@...
Actually 380F, typo. I don t advocate walking away...walking away from a hot appliance is not a good idea, hacked or otherwise.
DOES TrulamTL320B run stock to 390F tag says 360F
2016-12-21 by Rob
DOES TrulamTL320B run stock to 390F ..... tag says 360F http://www.laminationdepot.com/TruLam-Pouch-Laminator-LED-Screen.jpg
TrulamTL320B run stock to 390F
2016-12-21 by Rob
TrulamTL320B run stock to 390F Well thats good to know... thank you... I did not know that. I guess you get what you pay for..... AMAZON $100
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Auto Heater shutdowwn for Laminator mod
2016-12-21 by mosaicmerc@...
Rob, the Apache AL13P & TrulamTL320B don t run on hacked heaters. They run stock to 390F and are all metal with silicone rollers. I don t hack laminators to
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Auto Heater shutdowwn for Laminator mod
2016-12-21 by Harvey Altstadter
Rob, Since the recent posts on gears, I have been nosing around ebay looking for metal gears. I found two sellers that have gears that fit a wide variety of
Re: Laminator Toner Transfer DIY Mod. Kit - Apache AL13P AND TRULAM
2016-12-20 by Kevin Byrne
Thank you for your reply. I saw your mod on E-Bay and asked a question but please kindly ignore as I neglected to check my E-Mails first. As soon as I am ready
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Auto Heater shutdowwn for Laminator mod
2016-12-20 by Jean-Paul Louis
Rob, By someday, do you mean this century? LOL I know the feeling, I have too many unfinished projects that I will finish someday too. One of them is a
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Auto Heater shutdowwn for Laminator mod
2016-12-20 by Jean-Paul Louis
Rob, By someday, do you mean this century? LOL I know the feeling, I have too many unfinished projects that I will finish someday too. One of them is a
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Auto Heater shutdowwn for Laminator mod
2016-12-20 by Rob
Sure....... hack an appliance to run hotter than its intended design parameters..... then walk away. I melted one plastic gear at 390 degrees in less than 10
Auto Heater shutdowwn for Laminator mod
2016-12-20 by mosaicmerc@...
Hi all: I believe an auto shutdown of the laminator s (Apache/Trulam) heater is of safety value to the user. In such a case if a laminator is left unattended