[sdiy] Very small PCB fab

[Amos]

Is "extremely small" going to be below the resolution of an x-acto
blade or your hand/eye co-ordination?  I just picked up Make: magazine
(vol 2) and saw an article on etching one's own PCBs...  you can lay
it out as a monochrome computer graphic, then print and cut out  your
masking film stencil-style.  PCB transfer film and copper board can be
had from http://www.techniks.com and ammonium persulfate crystals (for
etching) can be ordered from http://www.mgchemicals.com and no doubt
elsewhere.  It might be tedious to cut so many tiny lines yourself,
but perhaps you could go one further and find out a way to
photo-transfer your masks on the cheap.  All things are possible...

On 8/2/05, Tom Arnold <xyzzy at sysabend.org> wrote:
> Anyone recommend a PCB fab that will do extremely small PCBs?  I'm thinking
> something about the size of, well, a DIP8.  This is smaller then I've found
> sofar.  If not, it'll be easy enough to get long/narrow boards and cut them
> but I'm looking for the easy way out...
> 
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