[sdiy] rising cost of PCB's?

[David G. Dixon]

> > I can print a pattern, transfer it to a blank pcb, etch it,
> > drill it, and be stuffing and soldering it, all within about
> > an hour, and all for about $3 per board.
> 
> You must be much better at the process than I. Last time I did a board it
> took several hours, including the false starts because of printer problems
> and one do-over because of mis-aligning the top and bottom layers when I
> transferred the toner.

Well, I neglected to mention the (rather painful) learning curve I had to
climb before I could make boards with consistently decent traces....  But
I've got it all working very nicely now!  (The correct printer and the
correct iron temperature are key; suffice it to say I don't let my wife iron
clothes anymore, lest she screw up the iron setting!)