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

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:05:39 -0500, Chuck Harris <cf-NO-SPAM-harris@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Mike Harrison wrote:
>> On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 12:30:00 +0100, "Deefoo" <nonono@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"samIam" <him@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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.
>
>-Chuck

...erm that's exactly what I was saying.... you NEED holes in the pads to be able to drill them
sensibly


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