Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Homebrew PCBs

Arguments about chemistry aside, I'd like to address the original
question (novel approach, I know).
Mention was made of buying the MG kits. I teach high school and
middle school students part time, and currently they are building a
robot. We are about to make some PC boards in class, and needing a
quick way to put together a small setup for the class I bought the MG
stuff. This afternoon I started to set things up, and I was NOT
impressed.

I bought the exposure kit, expecting to get a UV lamp - I got a $10
under-cabinet white fluorescent fixture instead. The "tanks" were
just plastic kitchen containers. Nothing in any of the kits was
"purpose made". A trip to Wal-Mart or Target would provide
everything in the kits other than boards and chemistry.
Incidentally, the included boards are all single-sided.

So, I suggest buying the items on your own - unless, like me, you
just need a quick and easy solution for a class. Even so, if i had
it to do all over again, I'd probably go the ad hoc route.

Chemistry and boards can be had at All Electronics, Digi-Key, Mouser,
or your local Fry's.

YMMV