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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 Cabe,

    I consider that ExpressPCB is a good software but I agree with Frank Butty and I believe that it is a better option to order a prototype PCB and have the confident that all is going to work ok.

    Nowadays there are many manufacturers that offer high quality and low cost prototype PCBs with good lead times. If you want to try with one of them I recommend you PCB Unlimited (http://www.pcbunlimited.com) since I have had good experiences with them.

    I hope this has been helpful!

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  • Hi Cabe,

    I consider that ExpressPCB is a good software but I agree with Frank Butty and I believe that it is a better option to order a prototype PCB and have the confident that all is going to work ok.

    Nowadays there are many manufacturers that offer high quality and low cost prototype PCBs with good lead times. If you want to try with one of them I recommend you PCB Unlimited (http://www.pcbunlimited.com) since I have had good experiences with them.

    I hope this has been helpful!

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