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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?

 

 

 

 

 

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  • PCB's have really come down in price. You can get prototypes for around $50, what's the point of making them yourself? That's something we did back in the 80's, now it's gone the way of the dodo bird. Spend your time sourcing a good, cheap manufacturer, and use your talents in designing the best possible circuits, not messing with the boards: at least in my (old-guy) engineering opinion.

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  • PCB's have really come down in price. You can get prototypes for around $50, what's the point of making them yourself? That's something we did back in the 80's, now it's gone the way of the dodo bird. Spend your time sourcing a good, cheap manufacturer, and use your talents in designing the best possible circuits, not messing with the boards: at least in my (old-guy) engineering opinion.

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