In a message dated 5/21/2003 6:59:00 AM Central Standard Time,
MartyGrove@... writes:
> Anyway, one question I do have is: what are you doing with the circuit
> boards you are building? Are they for private use, are you selling them (kind of
> like a small-scale quick-turn business), or is this simply a hobby to see
> it's possible to make quality boards using homebrew techniques? I'm simply
> curious about this.
>
Marty:
Another old duffer's input on this point: Once upon a time when I was
younger than today... when I had a professional job where I had to make more than
two or three identical circuits, I BOUGHT PTH boards. I did the art 2x using
Bishop Graphics stick-on patterns and tape. Still have about $500 worth of all
that, and still NO PCB software!
When I need ONE relatively simple one- or two-sided board, up to, say, 6
DIP's, max, I did 'em myself using Radio Shack FeCl³. I tried Ammonium Persulfate
once, but NO WAY at home, ever again! Whew!
Sad it's not economical to get a professional house to do a 4"x6" board with
up to 200 holes, PTH, for less than $100!
I have, of late, learned to appreciate the wonders of reTIREment!
Jan Rowland
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