MattCraneCustoms
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| posted on 10/1/07 at 10:57 PM |
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Has anyone on here got PCB building facilities?
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
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Deckman001
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| posted on 10/1/07 at 11:16 PM |
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You have u2u 
Jason
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the_fbi
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| posted on 10/1/07 at 11:18 PM |
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Maybe worth checking out http://www.pad2pad.com
[Edited on 10/1/07 by the_fbi]
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Bob C
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| posted on 10/1/07 at 11:24 PM |
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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
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macnab
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| posted on 10/1/07 at 11:37 PM |
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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.
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02GF74
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| posted on 11/1/07 at 08:38 AM |
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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.
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Bob C
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| posted on 11/1/07 at 09:51 AM |
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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
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 11/1/07 at 10:01 AM |
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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.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 11/1/07 at 10:03 AM |
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Matt, your electronics department at uni should have the facilities and if you talk nicely to the right people it'll cost you nowt. 
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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JonBowden
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| posted on 11/1/07 at 10:12 AM |
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I used to build quite complicated circuits using Veroboard - might be worth a try.
Jon
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BenB
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| posted on 11/1/07 at 10:20 AM |
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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!!!!
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tks
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| posted on 11/1/07 at 03:04 PM |
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mhh
I´m 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 don´t have nothing. 
Tks
The above comments are always meant to be from the above persons perspective.
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iank
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| posted on 11/1/07 at 03:11 PM |
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I use pcb pool http://www.pcbpool.com/
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