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Yeah, thats the feel i'm starting to get. I'll have to reevaluate the process. 2 dollars for a 1in round board is probably too high, considering the amount of detail i don't need on that board, definately too high if i can make them myself cheaper. Push comes to shove a black perm market and a glass ...

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i'm doing pretty good as a linux admin though, bought a house, have enough money for hobbies and stuff. Currently working, as you might have guessed by the other thread, to get a pretty comprehensive PCB DIY manufacture solution implemented in the house. :) Its ...

yeah, my electronics work for SHTF stuff doesn't require circuit board manufacture

its good to see your take on solutions for developing in house. I'll be adapting my own image and plan to whatever is required to make it all turn out the way i want

right, but on the far side of things, you cannot do component labeling or anything with tonor transfer methods, or the other laser printing solutions. You can get quality boards from laser printing, but not production quality boards, since there's missing steps.

I'd still like to at least ...

i was reading your other post - i would really like to establish a silk screen friendly method (and of course do a bunch of how to videos :) ) that is 'basement' friendly and doesnt' require a specialty lab. this alternative, can it be applied through a silk screen without destroying the silks? The ...

Hello guys and gals!

I'm looking for something that i'm hoping you might be able to help me find. I'm trying to find someone who has UV cured acid resistant paints for PCB manufacturing. I'm trying to get into making PCBs with silkscreen, and I'm finding it incredibly frustrating finding a supplier ...

Hello all!

My name is Dan Eakin, i'm 30, living near capital city MI USA. I work as a level 3 sys admin (linux) and have a whole pile of hobbies that seem relevant to this community. My primary hobby is i'm a blacksmith, knife smithing specifically, but i don't use the complete old school way of ...