[sdiy] Introduction and a question

[greg montalbano]

Whatever, don't forget to factor in the time (& effort) of DRILLING those
puppies -- can, under the right (wrong) circumstances, add enless frustration
& chances to screw up the board.
That was the final straw that made me go back to perf board for all my 
one-off projects...


~GMM


At 01:18 PM 8/7/02 -0500, cyborg wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "patchell" <patchell at silcom.com>
>To: "Ethan Zer0" <ethanzer0 at yahoo.com>
>Cc: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:23 AM
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] Introduction and a question
>
>
> >     Guess I need to get back to work on the Synth-DIY FAQ.... :-)
> >
> >     Making printed circuit boards is a much discussed topic...there
>are
> > two schools of thought (and please be aware, these are my opinions,
>you
> > will see others).
> >
> >     1. Making boards at home, while time consuming, is perhaps the
> > "cheapest" way to go from a materials cost point of view.  However,
>you
> > do have to spend a considerable amount of your time (and if that
>time is
> > "free", no problem) doing the work of producing boards, plus the
>added
> > frustration of having to toss out a run when something goes wrong.
>You
> > also have to be willing to deal with the chemicals needed to do this
>(I
> > personally hate this part).
>
>www.maxnc.com, or www.sherline.com
>
>Or, you can look on ebay for a router/milling machine to do boards
>with.. I have found it far more rewarding and quick, although you need
>to have really good bits..
>
>Some guys at work iron on the inverse pattern direct to the board,
>then use a dremel to outline the traces by hand with a flexshaft and a
>burr bit or mill bit.. Great results, but a bit time consuming.
>
>Rob