Re: Laminating boards

Clint,

Sort of funny you mention this. The boards I have done using the press and
peel toner system have been done on a t-shirt press I have. While I agree it
has many of the required elements, I don't think it is as good a solution as
a laminator. The major problem I see is getting enough pressure. With
rollers you have a line of contact so you are getting very high pressures
per unit of contact area. With the t-shirt press the pressure is distributed
over the whole platen, so while the total force is large the pressure per
unit of contact is actually quite low. Also, a t-shirt press is quit a large
and expensive item. A roll laminator can be gotten in the under $500 range
and I think I paid about $600 for my shirt press years ago.

But, if you have access to a shirt press it does do a reasonable job.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

----- Original Message -----
From: Clint Bach <clintbach@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 11:26 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Laminating boards


> From: Clint Bach <clintbach@...>
>
> Hi,
>
> I've been watching the thread about laminating and there is another
> device for sealing and laminating which hasn't been mentioned. A
> T-shirt heat press would work very well. It has all the right stuff
> built in. A thermostat, a pressure pad, adjustable pressure, an
> automatic timer... There is even a silicone release pad available for
> them. Photographers use the same machine renamed a dry mounting press.
> These types of machines come in sizes from about 15" x15" and up. Every
> mall has at least one T-shirt shop and most of the operators get really
> bored so you can talk them into experimenting with their machines on a
> slow day.
>
> Clint