Making pc boards cheap

[James Thompson]

Just wanted to share this link for anyone that is thinking of making your
own pcb's.
This link is to the web site of tom gotee. It is a very well detailed step
through on making pcb's using the toner transfer method, but not with the
expensive toner transfer paper. I have tested this ( Jet PRINTPHOTO -
Multi-project photo paper ) with much better results then I got with the
high priced ttp.
http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg/gooteepc.htm
Take a look, I was very impressed with the results.. JTT...

 

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Just wanted to share this link for anyone that is thinking of making your
own pcb's.
This link is to the web site of tom gotee. It is a very well detailed step
through on making pcb's using the toner transfer method, but not with the
expensive toner transfer paper. I have tested this ( Jet PRINTPHOTO -
Multi-project photo paper ) with much better results then I got with the
high priced ttp.
http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg/gooteepc.htm
Take a look, I was very impressed with the results.. JTT...

Yes, I'm trying it out too and it does indeed work. I'm aslo using his
suggested mix of acid and peroxide as etchant.

 

[petrus bitbyter]

Just wanted to share this link for anyone that is thinking of making your
own pcb's.
This link is to the web site of tom gotee. It is a very well detailed
step through on making pcb's using the toner transfer method, but not with
the expensive toner transfer paper. I have tested this ( Jet PRINTPHOTO -
Multi-project photo paper ) with much better results then I got with the
high priced ttp.
http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg/gooteepc.htm
Take a look, I was very impressed with the results.. JTT...

Page has been updated since the last time I visited. Tried several types of
paper (can't get the described type here) but no fun. My Laserjet 4Si does
not seem to cover the sheets anyway neither for plain paper, nor for
transparants nor for any other kind of sheets I tried. It's not just
pinholes, you can see the light through it. Tried a new Laserjet of my
brother (don't know the exact type) but achieve the same results. Ever tried
with a Laserjet 5000 that seemed to do better, but have no access to it
anymore.

petrus bitbyter

 

[James Thompson]

Just wanted to share this link for anyone that is thinking of making your

Page has been updated since the last time I visited. Tried several types
of paper (can't get the described type here) but no fun. My Laserjet 4Si
does not seem to cover the sheets anyway neither for plain paper, nor for
transparants nor for any other kind of sheets I tried. It's not just
pinholes, you can see the light through it. Tried a new Laserjet of my
brother (don't know the exact type) but achieve the same results. Ever
tried with a Laserjet 5000 that seemed to do better, but have no access to
it anymore.

petrus bitbyter

Look for inkjet photo paper that has 1 side shinny, other side normal paper.
The paper I tried is JET brand gloss finish, made by international paper
company of memphis tn. Bar ID: 010199070333.
As I said, It did a much better job than the normal toner transfer paper. No
pits, and smooth dark traces. Even on some very fine traces. JTT...

 

[[email protected]]

Just wanted to share this link for anyone that is thinking of making your
own pcb's.
This link is to the web site of tom gotee. It is a very well detailed step
through on making pcb's using the toner transfer method, but not with the
expensive toner transfer paper. I have tested this ( Jet PRINTPHOTO -
Multi-project photo paper ) with much better results then I got with the
high priced ttp.
http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg/gooteepc.htm
Take a look, I was very impressed with the results.. JTT...

JTT,

Thanks for mentioning my "pcb-making" webpage. I made that page,
originally, because I didn't want everyone else to have to "re-invent
the wheel", since it had taken me quite a bit of time and money to get
the toner transfer method working well. It's especially-great for
fast-turnaround prototyping needs, and/or for a very low budget.

I want to point out that there is a very good discussion group that's
devoted to making your own PCBs. It's called Homebrew_PCBs, and is at
http://www.yahoogroups.com .

(P.S. Off-topic: I sure hope that everyone else has also downloaded
Linear Tech Corp's free LT-SPICE circuit simulator (AKA SwitcherCAD
III), from www.linear.com ! It is a truly-excellent general-purpose
Spice-based simulator. And there is a great discussion group for it,
at www.yahoogroups.com . Both highly recommended!)

Regards,

Tom Gootee

http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg

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