Re: Which is the best hobby do-it-yourself method for making PCB's?

Mike Harrison wrote: 
On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 12:30:00 +0100, "Deefoo" <nonono@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


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In the past I have been using the toner transfer iron on technique.
The best I have gotten is 75-80% of the board done ... the remaining
20 - 30% is rework for missing/broken traces etc.

I am just wondering what is the best hobby do-it-yourself method?

Someone hinted at photo transfer

What has worked for you guys in the past?
What gives the best results on a fairly consistent basis?
How about double sided boards?
Thanks

I still make some myself the classic photographic way, 100% success, takes
me about 15 minutes with fresh, well heated etching liquid (the dirty yellow
one). There are many good tutorials to be found on the web. The hardest
part, I find, is cutting the board 

Small guillotine


and drilling the holes in the right
place.


Make sure pad patterns have holes in the middle to act as centre marks. 

Nah, tell the PCB software to leave the holes out of the pads, and then
when you etch, you will leave behind a nice little hole in the copper
pad where your drill bit goes.  It makes drilling a snap.

-Chuck
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