Re: used Heat Press? and Printed Circuit Boards

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:31:40 -0500, the renowned samIam <him@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>I did a 6x9 board last night and it came out 85% done ...
>
>I used the blue toner transfer paper and I am certain I can get 99%
>if not 100% transfer if I could get even pressure applied all
>across the board.
>
>So I am thinking I should invest in a Heat Press ... you know the
>same device used to transfer logos to white shirts?
>
>Prices on ebay are too high for something I dont expect to use more
>than once or twice a month.
>
>I could try and find those stores that do the logo on shirt transfers
>(for company picnics, sports teams, events) but I dont know names or
>where to look?
>
>Anyone?

Poke around on the net- some people have modified cheap commercial
laminators to do the trick. The main problem with them is that they
are not intended to take anything as thick as a typical PCB.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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