Homebrew PCBs

I had read about the use of the Harbor Freight 9" Laminator a while 
back. Has this turned out to be a success? What is the max thickness 
boards it will work with? I am thinking about buying one to convert.
Thanks,
Dave

I have one of the HF Laminators also.
Recently purchased a few months back.
So I would like to hear more about its performance also.

Its purpose is not to make circuit boards but to apply film resist to brass sheets with intent to photo etch brass. I do not intend to make printer toner
circuits. Every toner attempt (even with purpose made toner transfer paper) I have made was an epic fail. 
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Don Matthys
dba Don's Light and Magic
www.dlmparts.com
don@...

John Adams wrote that the Fourth of July "...ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other..."

On Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:18:38 +0000, you wrote:

>I have one of the HF Laminators also.
>Recently purchased a few months back.
>So I would like to hear more about its performance also.
>
>Its purpose is not to make circuit boards but to apply film resist to brass sheets with intent to photo etch brass. I do not intend to make printer toner
>circuits. Every toner attempt (even with purpose made toner transfer paper) I have made was an epic fail. 

Three things generally keep toner transfer from working, wrong
pressure, wrong temperature, and not very dense toner.

You do have to play with it.  I run my boards through 6 to 8 times.



Harvey

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>Don Matthys
>dba Don's Light and Magic
>www.dlmparts.com
>don@...
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>John Adams wrote that the Fourth of July "...ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other..."
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