Re: hobby double sided pcb's

Marra wrote:
By the time you have bought all the chemicals, copper clad board etc.
Then still failed.

Even if you DO fail the 1st time, you have a greater appreciation of
ways to get the pros to get your boards back to you more quickly.
(Fewer mistakes/questions == Faster turnaround)

It would have been cheaper and less traumatic
to get someone to make it for you.

Maybe. Depends on what parameters count most to you
and how you weight your time:

DIY PCBs == Protos *NOW* -- Tim Auton
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.design/browse_frm/thread/942de4c05b49e60a/dae3f961fdca5c9a?q=plated-through-hole.board+silkscreen+*-*-couple-of-hours+*-*-*-couple-of-weeks+inferior.product+tools+solder.mask+materials+chemicals+space+time

Good technique + cheap materials == Useful PCBs -- slebetman, DJ
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.design/browse_frm/thread/145646db71090a4f/96aad686121a985e?q=learning.the.process+*-*-*-*-weekend-when-*-PCB-houses-*-*-closed+*.*.got.it.*.in.a.weekend+zz-zz+cheap.*.houses.can't.*.mask.between.*.pins+cheaper-than-*-*-PCB-house+qq+mask.helps+not-*-required

If the boards are going to stay in-house, DIY could be just the
ticket.
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...ckp-railways...

http://www.google.com/search?q=two-hyphens-and-a-space+-stripped+-FWIW+-Suspensive

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