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At home low volume PCB printing

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For years I've been looking for a way to make some simple PCBs at home. Getting boards fabricated just for a single layer was a waste of money for me. And most at home PCB etching was extensive, used a lot of chemicals, or I needed a CNC router. And now, I found a way to do it using a desktop printer, laminator, and a bucket. I plan on trying the below tutorial and print my own single layer PCB for a surface mount 10F222 based project I have been tinkering with lately. The tutorial seems straight forward, and apparently it takes about 1 hour to complete. Sounds better than waiting for a fab house to make some PCBs.
 

Can anyone suggest a simple PCB layout tool? I was considering ExpressPCB. But I'm open to other options. I want the simplest program, thoughts?

 

 

 

 

 

Cabe

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  • Hi,

     

    I didn't look at the tutorial but I use the same technique with pretty good results. Be careful, some toners work better than others. I had a Brothers laser printer at home and it didn't really work. Take a look at http://www.pulsarprofx.com/ for toner transfer paper and other useful products. Probably not the cheapest you can find, but it works.

     

    You might need to experiment a bit, but once you find a good recipe, you get consistent results. Have fun!

     

    Mario

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  • Hi,

     

    I didn't look at the tutorial but I use the same technique with pretty good results. Be careful, some toners work better than others. I had a Brothers laser printer at home and it didn't really work. Take a look at http://www.pulsarprofx.com/ for toner transfer paper and other useful products. Probably not the cheapest you can find, but it works.

     

    You might need to experiment a bit, but once you find a good recipe, you get consistent results. Have fun!

     

    Mario

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