Homebrew PCBs

What sort of solder are we talking? Paste, "normal" resin-core wire, or somethig else?

What are you brushing it (excess solder) off with? I have never satisfactorily tinned a whole board yet.

PG

On 07/02/2010, at 6:33 AM, awakephd wrote:

> Some followup --
> 
> I made a board last night, and etched, drilled, and tinned it this morning. The process was the same as described below, except I managed to regulate the temperature on the hot plate much better. Here is the new board:
> 
> http://home.earthlink.net/~a_wake/tt_test_board2.jpg
> 
> and here it is in comparison to the over-cooked board from yesterday: