I've designed a device for my build, and consequently have a circuit board I need building, just wondering if anyone on here has the facilities to take a PCB drawing and turn it into reality.
Cheers
Matt

You have u2u

Jason

Maybe worth checking out http://www.pad2pad.com

[Edited on 10/1/07 by the_fbi]

I use pcbtrain (newbury electronics) for PTH 2 to 6 layer one- offs, email 'em the gerbers & wait for the boards.
For single layer, my mate has used laser printer output ironed on to the FR4 as etch resist - DIY - amazingly the results were frankly excellent!!! Certainly good enough for most single layer type jobs!!
Bob C

Yip I've seen this done as well, I was stunned at how easy it was and cheap.

Any good hobby electronics place will have the stuff you need. You can even just draw the circuit on clear plastic sheet with a black indelible pen and use that instead of a laser printout.

I always meant to get into but never had the time.

I write on the copper using marker pen but these are siple boards.

Apparently you can photocopy onto a trasnparenty a hot iron will melt the ink onto the board - tried it once but the coverage wasn't too good so didn't attempt etching - - but you could go over with marker.

NB you need to make the reverse copy.

Yeah photocopy printing technology is same as laser. BTW to use the laser printer, it works best if you use the glossy photo paper.
Bob

For exceptionaly cheap (and high quality) prototyping servce have a look at Olimex.

I know several people have used them with no problems. One thing that initialy put me off a little was that you have the fax the first Purchase Order with your credit card number to them for your first order, but subsequent orders (if on same credit card) can be emailed (obviously without CC details!). That said I know of no-one that have had any CC issues from them.

Matt, your electronics department at uni should have the facilities and if you talk nicely to the right people it'll cost you nowt.

I used to build quite complicated circuits using Veroboard - might be worth a try.

I've used PCB transfer stuff (Press n' Peel) from Maplins though it is said shiny paper can work almost as well.
Press n' Peel is the laser printed iron-on stuff. Works really very nicely except when like me your drum is going on the laser printer and you're too tight to buy a new one!! Then it's almost unusable!!!!

Iīm planning on making a small CNC router. To engrave in the copper pcb.
Then when chaing the bit it will also drill it.

But for now i donīt have nothing.

Tks

I use pcb pool http://www.pcbpool.com/