Homebrew PCBs

Sure, we all know about this, but I went here: 
http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg/gooteepc.htm ,

followed his techniques and had the best results ever.

I never would have imagined that the cheap photopaper from Stables 
would work so much better than any other toner-resist method I've 
tried.  With the cost of Toner-Transfer Decal paper at roughly a 
buck a sheet... you can imagine I've made very few attempts.  Now 
that the paper I use is more affordable, I can experiment without 
feeling 
guilty.


While I was at it, I tried the HCL/H202 solution.  FECL3 is now 
history.  Too slow, to opaque, and I hate the staining unless I use 
GLASS.  Yes, I'm careful with HCL, honest.

Now for the fun part. I know this has been discussed here before too 
but I have tried two products from a german company called abacom-de 
that I really like.  They make hobbyist priced products for 
electronics such as SPLAN (schematics) and SPRINT LAYOUT (PCB).  I 
bought both after trying the demo versions.  Unlike CADSOFT Eagle, 
you can't really *use* the demo versions. You cannot print or save 
stuff with the demo versions.

The price was around $55 US each so it seemed a good price.  I like 
the fact that they are easy to use.  Unlike Eagle, the schematic 
program does not have a relationship with the PCB program, but 
that's a small price to pay for a good hobbyist-use product.  I love 
the results with these products.

By the way...

Hello Everyone.

Pete