First, I would like to pay homage to Wendy Marsden and her contribution of her thread on making PCBs with the toner transfer method. It is a lot of work to put together a thread like that. In that thread, she said she would like to see someone start a thread on the photographic method of making PCBs and thus, I was motivated to create this tread. Thank you Wendy.
This thread is about making PCBs using photographic processes beginning with transparencies (artwork) produced from a laser or inkjet printer. There is a lot of flexibility when you choose the photographic path. So, this thread is not about one way of making PCBs photographically, it is about all the ways to make PCBs photographically. Based on your set of conditions and preferences, there are a variety of tools and options that you can use to optimize your PCB fabrication. Each process has its benefits and its costs.
Many of us in this community have a lot of experience making our own PCBs and we have our own ways of how to do it. I think it would be truly interesting and beneficial to hear about how the other guy makes their boards and especially, why they do it that way. I know that I have wrestled with making PCBs for a long time, and some of those times, the PCB has won.
So, I will start by presenting how I make PCBs and why I do it that way. Afterwards, I will take each function and expand on it, so that you can, if you want to, use it in your PCB fabrication.
This thread is about making PCBs using photographic processes beginning with transparencies (artwork) produced from a laser or inkjet printer. There is a lot of flexibility when you choose the photographic path. So, this thread is not about one way of making PCBs photographically, it is about all the ways to make PCBs photographically. Based on your set of conditions and preferences, there are a variety of tools and options that you can use to optimize your PCB fabrication. Each process has its benefits and its costs.
Many of us in this community have a lot of experience making our own PCBs and we have our own ways of how to do it. I think it would be truly interesting and beneficial to hear about how the other guy makes their boards and especially, why they do it that way. I know that I have wrestled with making PCBs for a long time, and some of those times, the PCB has won.
So, I will start by presenting how I make PCBs and why I do it that way. Afterwards, I will take each function and expand on it, so that you can, if you want to, use it in your PCB fabrication.
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