Yes, I did see the 'rolling pin' idea, just haven't tried it yet.

So does the laminator require any mods? or just use it out of the box? Sounds like a great way to go.

 

From the pulsar site.

 

it's great for making front panels,you can get some pretty professional looking results.anyways I'am real happy with the whole system but I do prefer press+peel over pulsar's toner paper but their toner paper works good for the decals

 

With all this talk of toner transfer lately, I finally went back and finished my Press-n-Peel blue tutorial:
http://www.electro-tech-online.com/g...toner+transfer
(or, direct link: )
http://eegeek.net/content/view/34/31/

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your right about the temperature Evan,that was the biggest problem I had with p+p and the iron.Once you find the right spot on your iron most boards turn out pretty good first time,that's why I like the laminator,you don't have worry about the heat or the pressure plus you know what it is like to make a large board with the iron,it's a real pain and a crap shoot whether it turns out or not but the laminator can do 9" wide by however long you like just feed it in and wait for it to come out the other side.I see you use laquer thinner you should try acetone much cheaper and it's not as smelly.

 

Since I started using a roller while ironing the pattern, (the tip I got from the Pulsar website), I haven't had any trouble with larger boards - it does the same job a laminator does, after all. Of course, there's still heat and overall pressure on the iron to worry about, but using a roller makes it a lot more predictable. I'll put it this way, if I had a laminator I'd definitely use it, but my $7 iron works well enough for me at present to not be able to justify spending $50, $100, or more on a laminator.

My big can of lacquer thinner is running out, so maybe I'll try acetone once it's gone. Acetone is more generally useful for me to keep around for other purposes anyway.

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I think I paid $2.00 for a quart can of acetone and the last gallon of thinner I bought was about $35.00 although I think the thinner cost more cause you get a better buZZZZZZZZZZZ off of it

 

Evan,
I think you have a really nice site there. I didn't spend long, as I was off to Staples. Nice little table saw!

Staples had a GBC H210, but it was over $200, so I checked out Office Depot, who had it for $140. I didn't buy that, though, as they had the Creative for $50, which seemed like a good deal. OK, I'm off to try one!

BTW, I thought lacquer thinner was acetone?

 

I found the H210 for $85 US and an instant online rebate that took it down to $65 at staples online. Google for "staples GBC H210" and it shows up as
Once you get to the page there is an additional rebate. The H210 is a better machine then the CREATIVE. Both will work.