haveing PCBs made, how?

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 5:53 pm

Lucretius · Post by **Lucretius** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 5:54 pm

vb_master wrote:PC Board Kit

Sexy...radioshack's got it all, don't they now?

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 5:56 pm

The ones near me are moving away from the raw electronics. They're selling talking pictuire frames and other gadgets mostly. The clerks don't even know what a potentiometer is, for chrissakes.

EDIT: I couldn't know about this kit. My radioshack doesn't carry it.

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 5:56 pm

Noone knew about this? Wow.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 5:59 pm

Well most of us just go to Radioshack to buy stuff, I doubt anyone else looks around at other things.

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:00 pm

Why is Lucretius a Village Idiot... Seems like I should be that.

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:28 pm

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ladyada · Post by **ladyada** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:33 pm

while etching ones own pcb's is easy, it requires a bit of equiptment to do any sort of good job. in particular, a $30 tank for the etchant, some sort of resist transfer (photolithography or 'press 'n' peel blue') which will cost at least $20, PCB materials ($10 per sheet), and fine drill bits ($20)

that is to say, its cheap in the long run. it is a good skill to have, though. if you have plenty of time then maybe its a worthwhile experience.

peppers · Post by **peppers** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:39 pm

edit:^I was thinking that I know there are a lot of times when I would like a new board to mount stuff on lerning to make one would come in handy

man this thread got full of a lot of crap wile I was gone

vb_master wrote:PC Board Kit

I need a slightly larger board (well at least the board in the plans is slightley larger I might be able to get by with it ide have to check) IM thinking about having a younger friend of mine thatâ€™s sill in high school go into the graphic arts room and (donâ€™t remember exactly what it is called) make a the first half of a photographic silk screen its a green material that is sensitive to UV light he would have to burn the image into the material then give it to me then I would stick it on the board rinse it to be rid of the extra material (the parts that where not hit with the uv are water saluble) then put it in the echoing solution then peel off the green stuff then (well then I donâ€™t know)

DO you think that would work?

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:16 am

vb_master wrote:PC Board Kit

If you use my method with Radio Shack's kit, it is cheap and easy. Just melt the printed design on to the copper clad boards, then dip it in.