Assuming you want to use the laser printer (and not an inkjet or other print/etch technologies), there seem to be two basic techniques. First, toner transfer. Easiest way to get started (if you don't mind spending a little for equipment) is to get Pulsar's starter kit, which includes a laminator, the water-release paper, sealer foil, some PCBs, and maybe even the solvent (requires hazmat shipping). Second is photomask. You buy pre-sensitized boards, print to a transparency, and use UV light (or sunlight) to expose the mask. You'll need some chemicals to develop the mask, and a mini-darkroom. For both of these, you'll need etching chemicals too. One choice is FeCl, which you can buy at your local Radio Shack. The other is a H2O2/HCl mix, the parts for which you may be able to buy at a pool supply shop.
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Newbie questions
2007-04-11 by DJ Delorie
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