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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone makes copper covered perfboard for etching.
Basically, just a copper covered board that's been pre-drilled.
Searching on google I can find regular perfboard, perfboard with etched
pads, perfboard with etched strips, but no perfboard with an intact
copper coating.

It seems like this would be the ultimate rapid prototyping kit using
toner transfer, especially if you were only using through-hole
components. Just etch and start soldering your components in! No
drilling. For SMD, just send all your vias to a pre-existing hole.

I can't be the only person to have thought of this, so are there some
drawbacks to this I'm not aware of? Does anyone know of a supplier for
such a board? Is there some problem using PCB software with a board
with predrilled holes?

Cheers,
Don