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delambo · 17-03-06, 08:54 PM

How does the hobbyist make pcb's these days? In the days when I was into such things you had to buy copper plated boards and used a kind of letraset which you scribbled on then put it in an acid bath. This method was pretty cosltly and fairly ineffective. I have decided to get back into electronics and will be looking to make my own boards so how are they made on the cheep these days?

nathan123 · 18-03-06, 12:48 AM

You can buy boards with copper tracks along them, the score out the parts where you dont want a short

delambo · 23-03-06, 10:19 PM

Cheers nathan123, I forgot about those, found them terribly time consuming and never really got on with them. I found this tutorial which looks very appealing, only problem is I only have an inkjet printer. I was just wondering if anyone could clarify that I can print the image on plain paper then photocopy on to the press n peel?

jakeyfly · 23-03-06, 11:32 PM

nice TUT mate, allso interested in this method but have heard mixed results. one way to find out i guess, will have to get a kit and try it
have used the good old strip board for years but they do get a bit messy

17-03-06, 08:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
delambo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: infront of my pc Posts: 426 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 6 Posts	PCB's How does the hobbyist make pcb's these days? In the days when I was into such things you had to buy copper plated boards and used a kind of letraset which you scribbled on then put it in an acid bath. This method was pretty cosltly and fairly ineffective. I have decided to get back into electronics and will be looking to make my own boards so how are they made on the cheep these days? __________________ If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

18-03-06, 12:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
nathan123 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 127 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: PCB's You can buy boards with copper tracks along them, the score out the parts where you dont want a short

23-03-06, 10:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
delambo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: infront of my pc Posts: 426 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 6 Posts	Re: PCB's Cheers nathan123, I forgot about those, found them terribly time consuming and never really got on with them. I found this tutorial which looks very appealing, only problem is I only have an inkjet printer. I was just wondering if anyone could clarify that I can print the image on plain paper then photocopy on to the press n peel? __________________ If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

23-03-06, 11:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
jakeyfly Super Drunk Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: PCB's nice TUT mate, allso interested in this method but have heard mixed results. one way to find out i guess, will have to get a kit and try it have used the good old strip board for years but they do get a bit messy